QUEENSLAND Police Minister Neil Roberts has defended random "street checks" in which dozens of innocent people have been stopped by the state's officers. Dozens of innocent people have been stopped ...

Police and the public need to be able to clearly distinguish between valid street checks by officers and random stops that should be abandoned altogether, a judge tasked with reviewing the province’s ...

New York City is mired in a frightening swamp of violent crime. Assurances from proponents of criminal-justice reform that there’s nothing to worry about, as the crime rate is still well below early ...

Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey announced Tuesday the province is putting a moratorium on random street checks while the department works toward regulating the practice. The move comes after ...