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Police Violence

Tracking updates on, reactions to, and racial dynamics of the disproportionate amount of police violence in America.

The evidence for violence interrupters doesn’t support the hype

By German Lopez September 3

Watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine in the “defund the police” era

By Emily VanDerWerff August 13

Chauvin’s prison sentence is still not justice

By Fabiola Cineas June 25

This progressive police reform bill is pretty popular

By Li Zhou June 21

What we know about the police killing of Winston Smith and the death of protester Deona Knajdek

By Aaron Rupar June 15

Colombia’s protests are a product of its post-peace-deal reality

By Jen Kirby June 12

These 3 cities began boldly reimagining policing after George Floyd’s murder

By Sean Collins May 25

First-time activists on how last summer’s protests changed their lives

By Mary Retta May 25

The death of Ronald Greene in Louisiana police custody, explained

By Zeeshan Aleem May 23

A professor became a police officer — and learned what’s really broken about policing

By Sean Illing May 19

A majority of voters see an urgent need for police reform following the Chauvin verdict

By Li Zhou May 3

Sen. Tim Scott says Congress is close to a police reform deal

By Gabby Birenbaum May 2

Why they’re not saying Ma’Khia Bryant’s name

By Fabiola Cineas May 1

State-level Republicans are making it easier to run over protesters

By Cameron Peters April 25

9 ideas to solve the broken institution of policing

By Gregory Svirnovskiy April 25

Why the Chauvin verdict didn’t feel like justice

By Sean Collins April 23

I could have been Ma’Khia Bryant

By Tiffanie Drayton April 22

The history of police killing children in America

By Maryam Gamar April 22

The uncertain prospects for police reform in the Senate, explained

By Li Zhou April 22

Now that Derek Chauvin has been convicted, here’s what happens next

By Ian Millhiser April 21

The Derek Chauvin guilty verdict is a huge outlier

By German Lopez April 21

We have enough proof

By Allissa V. Richardson April 21

Why is it so hard to prosecute police? It starts with the investigation.

By German Lopez April 21

The complicated relief of the Chauvin verdict

By Kainaz Amaria and Fabiola Cineas April 20

Biden urges Congress to not look away from George Floyd

By Ella Nilsen April 20

30 Updates

Derek Chauvin trial and verdict: News and updates

By Vox Staff April 20

Why Chauvin’s conviction matters

By Fabiola Cineas and Sean Collins April 20

How effective was Derek Chauvin’s defense?

By Fabiola Cineas April 15

Daunte Wright’s killing is a reminder of how quickly traffic stops can become deadly

By Sean Collins April 14

What to do instead of calling the police

By Anna North April 14

What the Supreme Court got wrong about homicides committed by cops

By Ian Millhiser April 13

A Black Army lieutenant is suing Virginia police after being held at gunpoint

By Gregory Svirnovskiy April 12

Why the Chauvin trial feels so momentous

By Sean Collins April 12

Maryland just repealed its police bill of rights. Here’s what it means for reform.

By Zeeshan Aleem April 11

Where Americans stand on policing today

By Li Zhou April 9

The effects of Black Lives Matter protests

By Jerusalem Demsas April 9

The problem with painting Derek Chauvin as a “bad apple”

By Fabiola Cineas April 9

Minneapolis vowed to dismantle its police department. Is change finally coming?

By Sean Collins April 6

Trial by trauma

By Fabiola Cineas April 5

“10 years for protest, 5 years for rape”: Demonstrators protest a policing bill in England and Wales

By Cameron Peters April 3