Police Brutality and Misconduct
- Profiles in Catholicism
- Jun 5, 2020
- 8 min read
Updated: Apr 9
Book Reviews and Commentaries
After George Floyd, Who Will Police Minneapolis? by Krithika Varagur Commentary by NYR Daily
The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence by Laurence Ralph Reviewed by Peter C. Baker The New York Review of Books
Articles and Commentaries
Police assault Catholic priests in Indian state alleging conversion by Michael Gonsalves UCA News
An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice by The Associated Press
Monday Starter: Sisters condemn fatal Illinois police shooting by Chris Herlinger Global Sisters Report
Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid by John Hanna The Associated Press
6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men by Michael Goldberg The Associated Press
Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? by The Skanner
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men by Michael Goldburg and Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press
First of 6 Mississippi ex-officers sentenced to 20 years for torturing 2 Black men: ‘I’m so sorry … I hate myself for it’ by Emma Tucker, Ryan Young, Jade Gordon and Shawn Nottingham, CNN
New York City’s ban on police chokeholds, diaphragm compression upheld by state’s high court by Anthony I Aguirre The Associated Press
Farmington police release video from fatal shooting of armed man on Navajo reservation by The Associated Press
1 officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain by Colleen and Matthew Brown The Associated Press
Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid by Michael Goldberg The Associated Press
Paris riots – latest: Police officer who shot teen dead under investigation for homicide as 150 arrested by Namita Singh The Independent
Tyre Nichols’ family files federal $550 million civil lawsuit against Memphis and police officers by Nick Valencia, Ray Sanchez and Pamela Kirkland CNN
California city pays $750k to Jewish man accusing cops of painting swastika in car by Adam Gabbatt The Guardian
Louisville Metro Police Department uses ‘excessive force’ and ‘unlawfully discriminates against Black people,’ DOJ report says by Hannah Rabinowitz CNN
Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer arrested in fatal shooting of Alonzo Bagley, police say by Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, and Melissa Alonso CNN
A 6th Memphis officer is off the force as new details emerge from the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols by Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia CNN
Tyre Nichols’ Killing: 5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder by Emily Washburn Forbes
Five Tennessee cops fired for having sex on duty: Report reveals woman officer at center of investigation hosted 'Girls Gone Wild' hot tub party, where she took off her top and had vodka poured down her throat by Vanessa Serna Daily Mail
Fort Worth bishop appeals for calm amid racially charged police shooting trial by John Lavenburg Crux
Former Texas police officer found guilty of manslaughter for the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson at her home by Bill Kirkos and Ray Sanchez CNN
Truth Cops Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation by Ken Klippenstein and Lee Fang The Intercept
The crimes of the Peruvian 'death squad': dozens of agents, nine operations and 30 murders by Renzo Gomez Vega El Pais
Uvalde school district suspends school police force, 2 school officials placed on administrative leave by Matt J. Friedman and Shimon Prokupecz CNN
State Investigation Reveals Racial Disparities in Student Discipline and Police Involvement by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards Chicago Tribune
Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor's death by Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN
Former West Linn Police Dept. Sergeant Convicted of Official Misconduct by The Skanner
Turkish prosecutor, police officers detained on drug-trafficking charges by Turkish Minute
Missing 6-year-old boy with autism found dead in Virginia by Delaney Murray Nexstar Media Wire/KTLA
The City Where Investigations of Police Take So Long, Officers Kill Again Before Reviews Are Done by Laurence Du Sault ProPublica
Grand Rapids officer charged with second-degree murder in shooting of Patrick Lyoya, prosecutor says by Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez CNN
Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police by Tim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg The Associated Press
Nicaraguan bishop goes on hunger strike to protest police harassment by Inés San Martín Crux’
Florida man "cooked alive" after deputy's Taser ignites fuel at gas station, lawyers say by CBS News
Post-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police by Steve Kannowski and Mohamed Ibrahin The Associated Press/KOMO
Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright's death by Adrienne Vogt, Aditi Sangal and Melissa Macaya CNN
Ex-Police Union President Accused of Using Funds to Buy Cruise, NBA Tickets by Ayumi Davis Newsweek
NRA Silent as Amir Locke Slain by Police for Having a Gun He Legally ovnes by The Intercept
Officer struck pedestrian then drove home with victim's body: Prosecutor by ABC/Microsoft News
In Louisiana, a father, a son and a culture of police abuse by Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg The Associated Press
Deaf man suing officers who tased him by Caitlin O'Kane CBS/Microsoft News
‘They wanted to kill me’: the lawyer taking on police brutality in Kenya by Sarah Johnson The Guardian
A former Georgia sheriff resigned from a state watchdog group after a photo of him wearing a KKK robe surfaced by Yelena Dzhanova Businesss Insider/Microsoft News
Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain by Stella Chan and Eric Levenson CNN
Met officers sent bullying and offensive texts, panel finds by BBC
Chicago police accused of another botched raid in lawsuit by Don Babwin The Associated Press
Chicago police accused of another botched raid in lawsuit by Don Babwin The Associated Press
UK police officer admits killing woman abducted on walk home by The Associated Press
Portland riots: Police crowd-control team resigns after officer indicted by BBC News
'Corrupt' British police hid failings of murder investigation - report by Alistair Smout Reuters
Video shows man apologized before Honolulu police shot him by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Associated Press/ABC News
British police officer admits kidnapping, raping woman by The Associated Press
The Fatal Tunnel. A Police Killing in St. Louis Remains Shrouded in Darkness by Alison Flower and Sam Stecklow The Intercept
Police brutality is real and deadly — I saw it up close by Andrew Laties The Forward
Shooting of teen prompts calls for 'radical' reform in Chicago by The Washington Post/The Guam Daily Post
Israeli police beat up and kneel on the face of left-wing Jewish lawmaker by Ben Sales The Forward
NYPD "Good Squad” Manual Teaches Oficers to Violate Protesors Rights. Exclusive: Internal NYPD documents shed new light on the Strategic Response Group, or SRG, the heavily militarized police unit behind the crackdown on George Floyd protesters. by John Bolger and Alice Speri The Intercept
Only Two NYPD Officers Face Serious Discipline From a Watchdog’s Investigations Into Abuse of Black Lives Matter Protesters by Eric Umansky ProPublica
London police tactics at vigil for slain woman draw scrutiny by Sylvia Hui The Associated Press
Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police by Michael Hill abd Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press
Dozen state police charged in the massacre of 19 in Mexico by Alfredo Pena The Associated Press
Philippine Church expresses shock at mother, son killing. Priests demand justice after off-duty policeman kills pair in fit of anger by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds. by Eric Umansky ProPublica
Paris police suspended over beating of Black man by Silvie Corbet Associated Press
Nigeria's Catholic Church on the front line in protests against police brutality by Chinedu Asadu National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Support the #End SARS Protests which Call for an End to Police Brutality in the Country by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic World Report
Police Violence, Homelessness, and Black Lives by Tianna Kelly NAEH
What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars by Molly Cahill America
Catholic Disability Group: Linden Cameron Shooting ‘Devastating’ by JD Flynn CNA/National Catholic Register
Breonna Taylor, police brutality, and the importance of #SayHerHame by Melissa Brown and Rashawn Ray Btookings
In Place of Police: The Oregon Experiment by Krithika Varagur NYR Daily
Door-Busting Drug Raids Leave a Trail of Blood. Using SWAT officers to storm into homes to execute search warrants has led time and again to avoidable deaths, gruesome injuries and costly legal settlements. by Kevin Sack The New York Times
Targeted. Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens.It monitors and harasses families across the county. by Kathleen McGroty and Neil Bedi Tampa Bay Times
We need to declare a national emergency on deadly policing by Kelly Brown Douglas Religion News Service
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Beautiful Police and Protesters. by Mark Wilson Patheos
These Countries Reformed Their Brutal, Biased Police. The U.S. Can, Too by Rachel KleinfeldCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
NYPD’s Culture of Impunity Sees an Officer Repeatedly Accused of Physical and Sexual Abuse Rising Through the Ranks by Tana Ganeva The Intercept
Nigerian priests condemn police brutality during lockdown, offer solutions, Since the lockdown began, 18 people have been killed by the police, according to the National Human Rights Commission. by Patrick Egwu The Catholic World Report
Portland Law Firm Alleges Police Brutality on Behalf of Two Victims by Saundra Sorenson The Skanner
18-Year-Old Andres Guardado's Death Prompts More Police Brutality Protests in Los Angeles by Lucy Diavolo Teen Vogue
Trevor Noah Tries to Make Sense of Rayshard Brooks Killing by Christopher Rosen Vanity Fair
Editorial: Defund the police — or at least de-escalate their excessive use of violence by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Martin Gugino is a Catholic peace activist, not an 'Antifa provocateur,' friends say by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
How to Talk to Your Kids About Police Brutality. And how to talk to them about anti-racist protesting by Marjories Ingall Tablet
Friends Say Martin Gugino Is More Than an 'Injured Protester' by Jeannie McBridSpectrum News
Police Brutality and the Just War by Jason McCreery, SJ The Jesuit Post
Temecula’s Mayor Steps Down After His Answer to a Police Brutality Question by City News Service
How to actually stop police brutality, according to science by Stephanie Pappas Live Science
Police Brutality and the Just War by Jason McCreery, SJ The Jesuit Post
Police Brutality & Protest. George Floyd’s Murder Must Bring Change by The Editors Commonweal
Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force by The Intercept.
14 high-profile police-related deaths of U.S. blacks by Associated Press
We Can End Police Violence in America by Campaign Zero
