An emerging research literature establishes that police unions, and the police union contracts and laws they’ve worked to enact, are associated with higher rates of police violence and lower levels of police accountability. Read our Research Basis to learn more about the research informing this project. We’ve compiled a list of research studies, articles and reports on police unions and police union contracts below.
- Study: Police Union Contract Disciplinary Appeals Processes
- How Police Unions Block Abolition
- Police Unions and Police Violence: What The Research Says
- How Police Union Contracts Block DOJ Reforms
- Study: Joining Police Unions Predicted 40% Increase in Violent Misconduct
- Research Links Disproportionate Police Violence to Police Unions
- How Police Union Contracts Allow Fired Officers to Get Rehired
- Database of Police Union Donations to Politicians
- #NixThe6 Research Basis
- Reuters Analysis of Police Union Contracts in Cities
- Study: Cities with Problematic Police Union Contracts Have More Police Abuse
- To Defund the Police, We Have to Dethrone the Law Enforcement Lobby
- How Police Unions Wield Political Power
- Study: How Police Bill of Rights Laws Block Accountability
