Ballotpedia offers many ways to learn more about criminal justice policy. In addition to the index of articles below, we offerBallotpedia's Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter that provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities.

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• Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by state and city
  • Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by state
  • Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by city
• Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements overviews
  • List of state agencies that regulate law enforcement
  • List of state and city police union agreements
  • List of state laws that allow cities and municipalities to regulate their own policing
  • List of state police bills of rights
  • States and cities that have overhauled their law enforcement codes
• Police collective bargaining agreements
• Arguments related to policing and police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)
• Reform proposals related to police officer hiring, training, and discipline

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements analysis

Through the lens of more than 30 research questions on topics ranging from police union authority and training to discipline and accountability, Ballotpedia examined the collective bargaining agreements, statutes, and regulatory codes governing the 50 states and the top 100 U.S. cities by population. The article below provides an index of articles with links to more detailed information of Ballotpedia's analysis by state, city, and research question.

Arguments related to policing and police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)

The articles below identify the main areas of debate related to policing and police CBAs. It is part of ananalysis of police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements across the country.

Reform proposals related to police hiring, training, and discipline

The article below identifies reform proposals related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers. It is part of an analysis of police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements across the country.

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by state

The articles below provide an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers in the states.

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by city

The articles below provide an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers in the top 100 largest cities by population.

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by question

The articles below provide an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers.

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements overviews

The articles below provide overviews of information related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers.

Police collective bargaining agreements

The articles below provide the text of police CBAs examined as part of Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities.

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