Public Safety

A patchwork of state and private industry oversight leaves room for federal intervention.

Leading experts propose changes to use of force regulation to eradicate police brutality.

Transportation safety agency and senators push for regulations combatting sleep apnea in rail employees.

Legislatures reconsider whether students can access sunscreen in school without a doctor’s note.

Debate ignites over regulating service and support animals on airplanes and in public accommodations.

New National Academies of Sciences report offers much-needed clarity about regulatory design decisions.

More agencies are embracing a new kind of review focused on preventing future errors, rather than placing blame.

Scholars, activists, and other criminal justice experts address possible legal responses to excessive police force.

Holiday marked by mass mobility prompts regulatory responses nationwide.

Scholars contemplate the health and safety risks of home manufacturing.

Scholar explains the rise and expansion of startups that push the regulatory envelope.

A French agency’s report on the Germanwings accident reassesses the balance between medical privacy and public safety.