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‘Suicide by Cop’: How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives

Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."

by Michelle Pitcher

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The Mental Gymnastics of Excusing White Men’s Violence

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Conroe Police Officer Indicted for Shooting Unarmed Teen

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Houston’s New DA Brings Back “Trace” Felonies, the Eighties

by Jo DePrang

US Justice Department Investigates HPD for Excessive Force

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