Policing

Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Thomson, chief of police in Camden County, New Jersey, and Sue Rahr, director of Washington state's police academy, about changing officers' attitudes about use of force.

There have been many suggestions on improving policing in our region since the unrest in Ferguson. One of the issues that has come to light is the need…

Since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent community unrest, dialogue about racial division in the St. Louis area became a…

Business owners in Ferguson are asking why the Missouri National Guard didn’t do more to protect their property Monday night.At least a dozen small…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 30, 2012 - The recent murder of Megan Boken has once again focused public attention on the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 4, 2011 - The story goes that a young man was dumped by his girlfriend. He was devastated by the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2009 - I was avoiding writing about the Gates-Crowley incident. Why? Because it is not…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 30, 2009 - I had dearly hoped to sit this one out. As soon as I heard that a black college…