Commentary

The standards for opening FBI inquiries are so unreasonably low that directors of the FBI have been reluctant to clearly articulate them in public.

The New York City Council recently introduced legislation aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability over the NYPD’s use of powerful new surveillance tools.

Algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in police departments and courtrooms across the nation. But "objective" algorithms can produce biased results.

Donald Trump made it clear during the campaign: The cops are basically always right. How will police in the Trump era be held accountable?