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Modern Woman Takes to Crime in India

Carolyn O'Donnell | Posted 01.08.2013 | Books
Carolyn O'Donnell

As a bonus, all those secluded ravines and valleys in the foothills of the Himalayas are great places for hiding corpses. On a recent trip there I didn't see any bodies, but if Swati Kaushal has her way the place will be littered with victims.

Could A Police Reunion Be In The Works?

The Huffington Post | Madeline Boardman | Posted 11.08.2012 | Entertainment

With hits like "Roxanne" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me," The Police is one of the most iconic British rock bands. The group, made up of rock legend ...

Arrest Warrant Issued Against Greek Journalist for Publishing 'Lagarde List'

Michael Nevradakis | Posted 12.30.2012 | World
Michael Nevradakis

In a shocking affront to democracy and freedom of speech, Greek prosecutors have ordered the immediate arrest of journalist Kostas Vaxevanis. This comes after the publication of the so-called "Lagarde List," containing the names of 1,991 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts.

How an Arab Police Force Mends Its Ways

Joseph Braude | Posted 12.29.2012 | World
Joseph Braude

Like other Arab states over the past two years, Morocco has seen demonstrations by young people demanding political reform -- yet in contrast to neighboring countries, calls for the toppling of the king are relatively rare.

Occupy Oakland March On Anniversary Of Violent Raid

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 12.26.2012 | San Francisco
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Photo Credit: Youth Radio Protesters march through downtown Oakland one year after the Occupy Oakland camp was raided by police. By Chaz Hubbard an...

Vote Yes on 2

Paul Ruth | Posted 12.23.2012 | Detroit
Paul Ruth

People have always collected in ways to make life easier, freer and more prosperous. People unite against unequal treatment, or for the advancement of a common value. Collective bargaining is a natural advancement of the modern person.

Missing Woman's Cell Phone Found In Bushes

Posted 10.19.2012 | Crime

The cell phone of Whitney Heichel, the Oregon woman who disappeared under "suspicious" circumstances earlier this week, has been found by a group of c...

Zimmerman's Attorneys Want Trayvon Martin's School Records

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 12.19.2012 | Home
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man charged with the second-degree murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Feburary of this year, a...

Tunisia Eyes Its Cops and Spies

Joseph Braude | Posted 12.18.2012 | World
Joseph Braude

Today in Tunisia and Egypt, most of the people who staff the police and intelligence services are holdovers from the deposed regime -- while some of the very Islamists whom they were trained to undermine hold the reins of power.

Blind Man Tasered By Cops Who Mistook White Cane For Samurai Sword

Posted 10.17.2012 | World

A blind man from Lancashire, England, was Tasered by police last Friday after law enforcement officers mistook his white cane for a samurai sword, rep...

Radley Balko

The Stop: Bad Cops, Drug Dogs and Trekkies Along I-70

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 12.15.2012 | Crime

(Photo by Billy Delfs) Last December, filmmaker Terrance Huff and his friend Jon Seaton were returning to Ohio after attending a "Star Trek" co...

Why Every Black And Latino In New York Should Relocate ASAP

Leigh Owens | Posted 12.15.2012 | Black Voices
Leigh Owens

If you lived in a place where you were subject to unwarranted violence and harassment, a place where you were treated as less than human and had your life, as well as your freedom threatened on a regular basis, you might be living in some third world dictatorship. You might also be living in Harlem.

VIDEO: Berlin Police Caught Pepper Spraying, Beating Injured Man

Posted 10.09.2012 | World

Authorities in Germany are investigating the "violent tactics" used by Berlin police to subdue an allegedly "deranged," weapon-wielding man over the w...

Outrage Over Mom Tattooing 11-Year-Old

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.09.2012 | Parents

The authority who arrested Odessa Clay for tattooing her 11-year-old daughter questioned why the North Carolina mom wasn't charged with child abuse. ...

USC to Form Actual Grammar Police Squad

The Black Sheep Online | Posted 12.04.2012 | College
The Black Sheep Online

An innovative new initiative aimed at promoting and enforcing proper grammar among South Carolina students is slated to begin at some point later i...

'The Ride Stuff'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 12.02.2012 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

As a guy who is often compared to the back end of a horse, I had always wanted to see how the other half lives. I got a chance recently when I met Frank, the mane man at Greenlawn Equestrian Center on Long Island, N.Y., where I had gone for a horseback riding lesson.

When the Justice System Fails

Peak Johnson | Posted 11.29.2012 | Crime
Peak Johnson

For young black men in Philadelphia, sometimes just walking down the street is all it takes to earn a two-month stint in jail.

Shocker: America Spends $2.16 Trillion on Violence Annually

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics
Rep. Mike Honda

One out of every 7 dollars spent in the U.S. is spent containing violence. Is this really how we want to measure America's success, how we want to develop as a society, and how we want to leave the world for our children and our children's children?

Police Drone To Human: Are You Afraid Of Me?

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 11.27.2012 | Technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used to spy on U.S. enemies overseas become th...

When Both Sides Are Wrong...

Michael Nevradakis | Posted 11.25.2012 | World
Michael Nevradakis

At a time where most news coming out of Greece is negative, the arrest of "Geron Pastitsios" has added fuel to the fire and has resulted in more bad publicity.

What Is It Like To Be in a Police Chase?

Quora | Posted 11.23.2012 | Crime
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Tim Dees is a retired police officer and freelance writer. He is a columnist at PoliceOne.com, a member...

Lead In Case Of Missing Florida Student

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 09.24.2012 | College

Christian Aguilar, a University of Florida student, has been missing since Thursday, and police fear he may be too hurt to get help after a possible b...

Police Officer Kills Double Amputee

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.22.2012 | Crime

HOUSTON -- A Houston police officer shot and killed a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair Saturday inside a group home after police say the doub...

Out of Pandora's Box: Taser Nation

Cheryl Mendelson | Posted 11.19.2012 | Crime
Cheryl Mendelson

The legal use of Tasers for pain compliance -- hurting people so badly that they are rendered submissive -- is common. This is legal torture. It doesn't stop being torture, and it doesn't stop being wrong, when inflicted to make someone obey police orders.

U.S. Shuts Indonesia Consulate Amid Film Protests

AP | Posted 11.19.2012 | World

MEDAN, Indonesia — The U.S. temporarily closed its consulate in Indonesia's third-largest city Wednesday due to ongoing protests over an anti-Is...