This Tiny Louisiana Police Force Is a National Leader in Taking Guns From Abusers
How a survivor of domestic violence, now working as a cop in the bayou, made her small community a model for the rest of the country.
Law Enforcement
Fresh Data Shows How Focused Deterrence Can Keep At-Risk People from Crime
A wide body of evidence demonstrates the crime-prevention strategy's ability to curb community gun violence. In Detroit, new research also shows its potential for reducing recidivism.
Some Florida School Districts Are Forming Their Own Police Forces, Despite Safety Questions
Parkland renewed enthusiasm for placing law enforcement on K-12 campuses. But research casts doubts about whether the approach prevents shootings.
How a Silicon Valley Start-up Is Helping Police Get Smarter About Solving Gun Crimes
Calling itself the “Google of Crime,” Forensic Logic processes and analyzes troves of gun-related data so officers can spot patterns and make more informed decisions in the field.
Gun Investigators Cautiously Optimistic About New Fingerprint Technology
Years ago, most detectives stopped trying to retrieve fingerprints from shell casings. A new method, touted as 25 times better, could change that.
NYPD Deploys ‘Scoop and Run’ to Rush Brownsville Shooting Victims to Treatment
After gunfire erupted at a community event in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn on the…
Ghost Guns Are Everywhere in California
Feds say nearly a third of firearms recovered in the state are homemade, unserialized, and untraceable.
Denver Builds Out Pioneering Gun Crime Investigation Unit
The city that set the bar for sharing ballistic intel is pushing its successful approach regionwide.
The Police Chief Who Learned to Listen
To curb homicides, Eric Jones started by having the Stockton, California PD focus on repairing its relationship with residents. “More than ever, I see trust in police connected to reducing violent crime.”
A New Method of DNA Testing Could Solve More Shootings
Criminologists thought it was impossible to get DNA off of shell casings, but a technique pioneered in the Netherlands is having notable results.
ATF’s Push to Solve More Gun Crimes Is Stymied by Local Police, Report Finds
A push by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to improve…
Police Departments Fail to Regularly Trace Crime Guns
We set out to determine how domestic killers in South Carolina got their guns. Instead, we found evidence of a widespread breakdown of critical crime-fighting intel.