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Is Orlando the Attack that Forces Action on Gun Control?
It took just one day for new gun-control legislation to reach Congress following the massacre in Orlando. If recent history is any guide, the bill has almost no chance of success.
June 14, 2016
Why Some Officers Are Policing Kids Differently
Science says kids don’t think or act like adults, but most cops still police them that way.
June 10, 2016
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Policing the Police
A rare look inside a troubled police department being forced to reform.
June 28, 2016
Do Cops in Schools Know How To Police Kids?
There's still no national standards or training for officers who walk school hallways.
May 4, 2016
Five Officers Plead Guilty in Post-Katrina Shootings
Had prosecutors not engaged in misconduct, the officers' sentences would have been four to five times longer.
April 20, 2016
How States Are Moving to Police Bad Cops
With police departments under scrutiny in the wake of high-profile shootings, some states are tightening laws to keep problem officers off the streets.
April 8, 2016
How Newark’s Police Reform Deal Breaks with the Past
Newark's police reform deal is a new model. The question is whether it will work.
March 31, 2016
Veterans Face Greater Risks Amid Opioid Crisis
Veterans' chronic pain from battlefield injuries has become a double-edged threat.
March 28, 2016
Introducing "How the Deck Is Stacked"
A note from the executive producers of FRONTLINE, APM's Marketplace, and PBS NewsHour on why we're joining forces to investigate the American economy.
March 14, 2016
A Plan is Emerging to Fight "Rape on the Night Shift"
A California state assemblywoman is working on a bill that would increase protections for female janitors.
March 9, 2016
Is the U.S. "Failing" Migrant Children Fleeing Violence?
Children who slip through the cracks risk falling prey to traffickers in the U.S. or being sent back to countries plagued by violence.
March 7, 2016
Heroin and Opioid Addiction, In Your Own Words
We asked the FRONTLINE audience to share their experiences with addiction. These are their stories.
March 3, 2016