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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.
The incident has raised questions of bias on behalf of the department’s investigators and the responding officers who drove the man home.
Despite longstanding support of organized labor, Sanders backs efforts to curtail police unions’ ability to impede accountability and justice.
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and three other former officers on charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights last May during the arrest that caused his death.
The latest innovations of transit systems are apps that riders can use to pay fares by swiping with their smartphones. Some worry they can also be used for stealth surveillance by law enforcement.
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.
While Los Angeles and California have some of the most transparent body-cam policies in the country, advocates and attorneys face continuous resistance to access of footage.
The 26-year veteran’s career and training continue to be examined for clues explaining her actions during the April 11 deadly traffic stop.
More than two years after the passage of a California law that rolled back secrecy on decades of law enforcement misconduct and use-of-force records, agencies throughout the state, such as the California Highway Patrol, the Oakland Police Department, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, are failing to comply.
Critics say a militarized police culture has continued to push New Mexico police agencies to the forefront of U.S. fatal police shootings, despite reform efforts. Since 2015, police in the Albuquerque metro area 42 civilians have been killed, propelling the state to the second-highest rate of fatal police shootings in the U.S., just behind Alaska.