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Despite the rhetoric of reform, internal police guidelines support officers’ use of deadly force in tense interactions with civilians, says a University of Wisconsin law professor who interviewed senior commanders.
As the U.S. recovers from the pandemic, courtrooms around the country are beginning to reopen. That’s a major step back to normalcy, but it also means a steep learning curve for all the players—especially for young lawyers whose only experience of a courtroom this year was “virtual.”
As President Joe Biden prepares to issue an executive order strengthening cybersecurity for federal agencies and contractors, the cyberhackers responsible for the ransomware attack on the East Coast pipeline said their primary goal is to “make money.”
Nebraska and South Carolina now stand out as the latest examples in America of states that don’t want to give up their capital punishment power — despite a lack of lethal injection drug availability. South Carolina lawmakers recently opted for firing squads, and Nebraska still sentences people to death even if there is no functional way to carry out the sentence.
While the joint report by the National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention noted vast improvements, it also pointed out that Black juveniles continue to bear the brunt of incarceration.
The incident has raised questions of bias on behalf of the department’s investigators and the responding officers who drove the man home.
Experts argue that granting tribal jurisdiction over violent crimes could help solve long-standing cases and address bias issues that victims say often hinder investigations.
The Sunday violence adds to the ongoing tally of mass shootings that continue to erupt around the country.
Despite multiple recommendations to bring the city’s investigative process back in line with the law, Chicago continues to conduct illegal criminal investigations into officer misconduct.
Despite longstanding support of organized labor, Sanders backs efforts to curtail police unions’ ability to impede accountability and justice.
A report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that roughly two in five–38 percent–of the 24,848 incarcerated people they surveyed across 364 prisons reported a disability of some sort, translating nationally to some 760,000 people with disabilities living behind bars who are at greater risk of serving longer sentences and experiencing abuse.
Speaking at the Justice Department’s third annual cybersecurity symposium Thursday, Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers warned that U.S. adversaries are “ramping up online.” He singled out North Korea for its ability to cause international “disruptions.”
Seeking to prevent future deaths and violence, a new peer-intervention tool introduced in police departments around the country teaches officers how to effectively intervene with a superior officer in a moment of crisis.
In an analysis of an FBI Internet Crime Report, a leading two-factor authentication firm, revealed which states have the highest chances of being targeted for cyber attacks.
As part of a new police reform effort, Massachusetts lawmakers have approved one of the first state laws restricting law enforcement use of facial recognition technologies. Under the law, police must have a court order before they can compare images to the database of photos and names.
Moyers was honored as TCR’s 2018 “Justice Media Trailblazer.” Watch the video of his remarks at the Feb 15, 2018 John Jay College dinner here.