In the draft resolution, Kesarwani argues that tear gas “remains a vital option” for resolving “high risk incidents” and ...
The killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, MO in 2014, galvanized a renewed public interest in the concept of citizen policing, but for David Whitt, Michael Browns neighbor ...
A chronicle of the dedicated activism of citizens who take to the streets with a vigilant eye on potential police brutality and discrimination. Focusing on two teams in Atlanta and New York City, this ...
For the first time, the Chandauli Police technical team has developed an app, CopWatch, to monitor miscreants and ‘romeos’ who loiter near colleges, perform stunts on roads, or harass passersby, ...
Community Based Accountability, a DeCal taught by “grassroots volunteer group” Berkeley Copwatch, has welcomed the UC Berkeley community for 20 years.Amidst increased ICE activity nationwide, the ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s 7 p.m. on Thursday and Elli, a 19-year-old transplant from Chattanooga, ...
The Clinton Street Theater is hosting a celebration of life for the Copwatch founder June 28. Those who knew him reflect on his work and impact. In April, Portland lost a true crime fighter. Activist ...
Dan Handelman, a police accountability advocate whose meticulous documentation and public testimony shaped Portland’s approach to public safety reform for over three decades, died Wednesday after ...
Dan Handelman, an ardent police watchdog and co-founder of Portland Copwatch, died Wednesday. As first reported by The Oregonian, Handelman, 60, suffered a stroke and was in an intensive care unit ...
Me and the police, we’ve never got on. In my youth, I was stopped and searched nearly every day by Hampshire Police and found myself pushed into the criminal justice system. During the cycle of ...