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Investigative Reporting Program

Logo for the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. The words "Investigative Reporting Program" are split diagonally, with the top part in dark gray-blue and the bottom part in a lighter gray, symbolizing Berkeley Journalism’s commitment to deep-dive reporting.

Law Enforcement

Shining a light on policing and misconduct.

Learn more about the Investigative Reporting Program.

A police officer in uniform stands next to a black and white Arvin Police vehicle with the words "Community Partnership" on the side. The officer is smiling with one hand resting on the car. Trees and people are in the background, with sunlight casting a warm glow, capturing a scene worthy of Berkeley Journalism.

This Central Valley police chief forced an officer to remodel his home; now he’s California’s latest criminal cop

J-School /IRP students Katey Rusch and Laurence Du Sault report on one case that underscores how officers’ questionable pasts get overlooked or never revealed.

Two women are in a car; one is driving and the other is reading a document from Berkeley Journalism. The driver’s side is on the left, and both women are wearing sunglasses. The car cruises down a tree-lined road, visible through the windshield, with the dashboard displaying a GPS screen.

Magazine profiles student reporters investigating California police officers in Bay Area News Group collaboration

Police SUV with "City of McFarland" text and 911 emblem driving quickly on a road at night, its lights casting blue and amber glows. With the background blurred due to the vehicle

How did this California police department hire so many officers with troubling pasts?

The MacFarland Police Department in California knew that many of its officers had dubious backgrounds. But as J-School/IRP students Katey Rusch and Laurence Du Sault report, the department hired them anyway.

A police officer in uniform is shown with their face replaced by a collage of numerous smaller photos of various people

California’s Criminal Cops: Who they are, what they did, why some are still working

A statewide investigation that involved J-School students and alum found that more than 80 law enforcement officers working today in California are convicted criminals