Gloversville Outfits Officers With Body Cameras
The Fulton County city of Gloversville this week began outfitting its police force with body cameras. The devices are becoming standard practice in many police departments as video technology becomes...
View ArticleSchenectady's Civilian Police Review Board Seeks Community Involvement
Communities nationwide are looking for more ways to establish trust between residents and police departments. In Schenectady, a meeting was held to introduce more people to the city’s Civilian Police...
View ArticlePolicing Without Permission
Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman tells the stories of ordinary people whose lives were torn apart by policing -- by the methods of cops on the beat and those of the FBI and...
View ArticleThe Chaotic Birth Of The NYPD
Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless...
View ArticleSchenectady County Officials Unveil Strategy To Reduce Neighborhood Crime
Earlier this year, it was announced that Schenectady County had the highest per capita crime rate in New York. Now, officials are looking to curb that statistic with a new county-wide policing strategy.
View ArticleWomen Officers Train For Leadership Roles In Saratoga Springs
A majority of police departments in New York are commanded by men. As more women join the force, a week of training now under way in Saratoga Springs aims to prepare female officers for leadership roles.
View ArticleThe Book Show #1533 - Matt Taibbi
On July 17, 2014, a black man named Eric Garner died on a sidewalk after a police officer put him in what has been described as an illegal chokehold during an arrest for selling bootleg cigarettes. In...
View ArticleMorning Headlines With Mike Spain Of The Times Union
WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of The Times Union, about expected layoffs at GlobalFoundries in Malta, New York. The pair also discuss a T.U. report that Saratoga...
View ArticleHeather Lind In MTC's "The Nap" On Broadway
“The Nap” is a new play by Richard Bean, now running on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Friedman Theater. In the play, which is directed by Daniel Sullivan, Dylan Spokes, a fast-rising young...
View ArticleEugene Lee On "American Son," August Wilson, And Nurturing Young Black And...
“ American Son ” is a new play, now in previews on Broadway and marking the Broadway debut of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown. The play had its world premiere in 2016 at Barrington Stage Company in...
View ArticleFormer Otis, MA Police Chief Sues Town Over Firing
The former police chief of Otis, Massachusetts is suing the town over her termination.
View ArticleMassachusetts Chiefs Of Police Association Details 2019 Legislative Goals
The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association is laying out its agenda for 2019.
View ArticleGloversville Police Chief To Retire
The Chief of the Gloversville Police Department announced his upcoming retirement this week.
View ArticlePlattsburgh Mayor Provides Update On New Policing Policy And Phase Three...
At a time when policing is the subject of national debate, the mayor of Plattsburgh has outlined a recent upgrade of the city’s policing policies.
View ArticleUlster County DA Denounces Incidents Targeting Off-Duty Police Officers
The Ulster County district attorney joined the county sheriff and local police officers this morning to call for positive relationships between law enforcement and the community. It comes on the heels...
View ArticleAfter Globe Revelations, Farley-Bouvier Calls On Baker To Reform State Police
After a Boston Globe report revealed that dozens of Massachusetts State Police troopers with past incidents of illegal conduct remain on the force, a Pittsfield state representative says Governor...
View Article"Why Didn't We Riot" By Issac Bailey
South Carolina–based journalist Issac Bailey joins us to reflect on a wide range of complex, divisive topics—from police brutality and Confederate symbols to respectability politics and white...
View ArticleSaratoga Springs Public Safety Officials Warn Of Layoffs Under Proposed Budget
The chiefs of the Saratoga Springs police and fire departments are warning of stark realities if the proposed city budget is approved.
View Article"The Devil You Know" By Charles M. Blow
Acclaimed New York Times columnist and author Charles M. Blow never wanted to write a “race book.” But as both physical and psychological violence against Black people seemed only to increase in recent...
View ArticleCommittee Hears Public Comments On Policing Practices In Montpelier
The Montpelier, Vermont Police Review Committee held a public forum this week to get input on public safety and policing in the city. The meeting is part of a process of developing a report for the...
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