police relations

Today, Grand Rapids-based activist Aly Bates on the community mood following two recent officer-involved deaths in the city. Also, a conversation with the GR police chief about use-of-force concerns. After that, we meet a retired chemist whose brush with death inspired new bluegrass music. And, a new book about how the US immigration system has shifted away from its 20th-century human rights focus.

In a 2023 Gallup poll, 43% of respondents said they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the police - an all-time low. Down from 51% in 2021 and 64% in 2004.

Ypsilanti is facing a hiring crunch, which law enforcement leaders say reflects a broader trend in national and statewide policing.

Black residents in Grand Rapids have thought for decades that the city’s police targeted them unfairly. But a traffic study released last year put some…

A year ago, the City of Grand Rapids released a study showing that black drivers are twice as likely to get pulled over as white drivers. Since 2015, the…

The Grand Rapids Police Department wants a better relationship with the community it serves -- so it sought out a task force to review its policies.The…

Grand Rapids will add an extra million dollars in next year’s budget to improve community and police relations. But city leaders still haven't decided how…