Newly minted NYPD Officers attend the New York City Police Graduation Ceremony for the Graduating Class of December 2017 held at the Beacon Theater on December 28, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Mpi43/MediaPunch/IPX)
Policing

Holding Top Cops Accountable: When the Brass Lead by Bad Example

“Better training” is rarely, if ever, directed at those officers who have been on the streets for years, or those who are responsible for commanding other officers in the field.

by Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Cop Kills 8th Grader, Highlights Nationwide Lack Of Police Training

With shrinking municipal budgets, it’s unlikely more money for training will come before more incidents like this.

Cop Kills 8th Grader, Highlights Nationwide Lack Of Police Training

In Santa Rosa, a sleepy community in California’s wine country, thousands gathered to protest the death of a 13-year-old eighth-grade trumpet player. Andy Garcia was shot to death by a Sonoma County

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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