What’s the role of the police in our cities?

Chapter 1

What happened

It’s now been over three weeks since the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during his arrest. Our Americas editor at large, Ed Stocker, brings us a recap of what happened and the protest movement it sparked.

Chapter 2

Is better policing possible?

So what is the role of the police in our cities? This is a question Tracey L Meares has been looking at in depth. She’s the founding director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School and, in 2014, President Obama appointed her to his task force on 21st-century policing.