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A series of deadly police shootings of black men has plunged law-enforcement agencies around the country into controversy. Read this collection of Chronicle articles for insights on campus and local police departments, the ways those forces collaborate, and the many challenges they are grappling with.
Campus Security
The shooting of Samuel DuBose forced university leaders to ask basic questions about their private police force. The answers were not pretty.
Research
Scholars have been studying the role of race in fatal police shootings for decades. Here’s a survey of what they’ve learned.
Research
Officers and scholars have not always gotten along. But some researchers say working directly with law-enforcement agencies is the only real way to change them.
Campus Safety
Michigan State University has begun a series of mandatory workshops for police officers to confront issues of fairness.
Safety
Compared with the public’s idea of what city departments do, college policing might seem like a cushy gig. It’s not.
Campus Security
Many have agreements covering areas like data sharing and investigation procedures. But conflicts can still arise.
Administration
The crisis in Cincinnati highlights the tensions of being an ambitious institution in an economically depressed area.
Security
Officers on most forces can go beyond their campuses. But what they do, and how they work with local counterparts, depends on the jurisdiction.
Campus Safety
Many departments are taking steps to avoid profiling and other biased enforcement practices. But some cite safety concerns in resisting change.