Police Reform

Venezuelan authorities arrest illegal police uniform vendor

Official Uniforms Flood Venezuela’s Black Markets

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 17 Nov 202320 Nov 2023

A bus in Rio de Janeiro which was set on fire by militias in Brazil.

News Brazil Militias

Local Police Could Disrupt Attempts to Remove Militias From Rio, Brazil

by Chris Dalby 9 Nov 202310 Nov 2023

Expansión del Cartel del Noreste en Nuevo León sería la causa de los asesinatos de policías en el estado

Is Northeast Cartel Expansion Driving Killings of Police in Nuevo León, Mexico?

by Parker Asmann and Christopher Newton 7 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

Soldiers try to calm down a crowd after a prison massacre in Ecuador in July 2023.

News

Are Ecuador’s Army, Police, and Prisons Beyond Reform?

by Chris Dalby 5 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

News

Uruguay’s Homegrown Crime Groups Likely to Stay Local, Study Says

by Christopher Newton 14 Aug 202313 Oct 2023

A man armed with a machete on a street in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s Anti-Gang Vigilantes May Pose Future Criminal Threat

by Henry Shuldiner 9 May 202313 Oct 2023

Three members of Chile's police force were killed in under a month.

Chile Hands New Powers to Police as Security Deteriorates

by Gavin Voss 18 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

Police squad cars parked outside the police headquarters in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Brazil Case Illustrates Struggle With Corrupt Police

by Chris Dalby 14 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

News El Salvador

Is Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ in El Salvador Working?

by Steven Dudley 9 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

Haiti Gangs Embrace Political and Police Chaos

by Henry Shuldiner and Chris Dalby 31 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

Venezuela's police ready to roll out

Venezuela’s Police Reform Unlikely to Halt Corrupt Ties to Organized Crime

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

Police point their rifles at a woman

How Religious Militias and Warrior Mentalities Mix in Rio de Janeiro

by Alessandro Ford 5 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

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