The PPD Enrolls at Penn

A new master’s program will train members of the Philadelphia Police Department to become better managers and to innovate department-wide problem solving

By Courtney DuChene

The End of Progress on Philly Gun Violence?

After months of declining gun violence, 57 people have been shot this July. Residents fear what this means moving forward

By Mensah M. Dean
Citizen Updates

Does Police Assisted Diversion Work?

Once a pilot, now a fully-fledged citywide program, PAD aims to divert Philadelphians from arrest and toward social services. One-and-a-half years in, how’s it doing?

By Christina Griffith
WATCH

Philly on Fire

The Citizen screened a powerful documentary featuring witnesses of the MOVE bombing, one of the darkest moments of Philadelphia’s racial history

By Lauren McCutcheon

Early Promise in Kensington 

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

By Mensah M. Dean

Philly’s Disappearing Police Force

Gun crimes are dropping despite the Police Department being short 1,100 officers. Is that sustainable?

By Mensah M. Dean and Afea Tucker

Cop Watcher

Philadelphia’s three-year-old Citizens Police Oversight Commission has yet to conduct an investigation. Executive Director Tonya McClary says the Fraternal Order of Police is to blame

By Mensah M. Dean

Tyree Wallace is home. What did it cost him — and us?

The Point Breeze native spent 26 years imprisoned for a murder he says he didn’t commit. His release comes after years of efforts by lawyers and high-profile activists, including sports reporter Michael Barkann and local business leader Jay Coen Gilbert

By Christina Griffith

What’s Behind The Drop in Philly’s Shootings?

Gun violence is significantly down in Philly this year, including among young people. But residents aren’t celebrating just yet

By Mensah M. Dean

Is Larry Krasner Soft on Crime?

The DA just won his second historic conviction of an on-duty police officer. Here’s why House Republicans are using that against him

By Mensah M. Dean