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31 ‘unlawfully’ hired NYPD cops have troubling history of arrests, soliciting prostitutes — and even striking pedestrian with car: court docs

A crew of recently hired cops the city claims were wrongly hired have histories of arrests, drug use, prostitution, and a huge number of driving violations, according to a court filing. Many of the ...
Jezebel

A Brief History of Training Cops to Be Less Racist

A few years ago, William Bratton, former commissioner of the NYPD and the man responsible for exporting “broken windows” and stop-and-frisk across the country, went to a play that he enjoyed immensely ...
Yahoo! Sports

History of the 'Cops' Theme Song: 25 Years of 'Bad Boys'

"Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" For 25 years now, that familiar refrain has introduced every episode of the popular police documentary series, "Cops." But what's the ...
Reader's Digest

Here’s the Real Reason Why Police Officers Are Called “Cops”

We hear it all the time in true crime podcasts, headlines and neighborhood chatter: Call the cops. The cops showed up. Good cop, bad cop. But have you ever stopped to investigate where the word cop ...