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Several leaders of Taking KC Back, which is leading an effort to recall Mayor Quinton Lucas and multiple City Council members, have close ties to the Kansas City Police Department.

Civil rights experts argue the "law enforcement bill of rights," which was part of an omnibus public safety law, poses a major roadblock to police accountability — and gives officers more due process rights than civilians.

Berkeley law professor Erwin Chemerinsky's latest book argues that decades of U.S. Supreme Court decisions has enabled racist practices in American law and empowered the police.

The collective bargaining agreement reached this month contains a number of protections for officers involved in violent incidents.

Michael Brown Jr.'s father and stepmother are still hopeful the former Ferguson police officer who shot their son will be held accountable. Yet the family also is focused on healing.

The omnibus public safety bill received overwhelming bipartisan support, and includes more than 40 provisions that will affect how police, corrections officers, and prosecutors do their jobs.

The Police Scorecard ranked the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department 495 out of 500 departments across America.

How the KCPD ranked in a nationwide report, and the story of the four women who were pivotal to the growth of NPR.

Rep. Cori Bush's new bill is called the People’s Response Act. It’s a $10 billion package aimed at putting community organizations, social workers and nurses on the front lines of the nation’s mental health crisis — and scaling back the role of law enforcement.

Prosecutors were asking for the former police officer to be sentenced to a 30-year prison term. The defense attorney called for probation and time already served.

Kansas City pastors say new videos of the police shooting of Malcolm Johnson refute the official narrative.

Two Kansas City pastors say new videos of the police shooting of Malcolm Johnson refute the official narrative, and when an eyewitness' memory is — or isn't — to be considered reliable.