The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/policing/page/2/)
In a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Garland acknowledged that many police departments were frustrated by the red tape and length of time involved in Department of Justice investigations of bias and misconduct.
California cops fired or pushed out from one job will find it much harder to jump to another, thanks to a new licensing bill.
Top security officials and political leaders announced on Monday plans to reinstall the perimeter fencing around the Capitol ahead of a planned far-right wing rally taking place on Saturday to protest the January 6 criminal cases.
Following a particularly deadly week in East St. Louis, the mayor has enacted a new midnight to 6 a.m. curfew for “the foreseeable future” to keep people off the streets and reduce gun violence. To that end, experts have found that curfews actually increase violence, and caution against using them.
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that as a former prosecutor, she had “total confidence” in police superintendent David Brown’s ability to the city’s surge in murders—a position that puts her at odds with some community leaders.
Traffic stops for expired tags and broken tail lights will no longer be prosecuted in Ramsey County, Minnesota, as part of an initiative to reduce police violence. In Washington, Spokane cops are eliminating their traffic unit for a different reason: staffing shortages.
Following a series of fatal police shootings of Black people and an aggressive response to last summer’s protests, the U.S. Justice Department will review practices of the Columbus police department. The city requested federal involvement days after a white officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant.
Complaints collected by the organization’s online tool will be used to form a database, creating an “institutional memory” about police officers across North Carolina.
An Associated Press review of internal investigative records and newly obtained videos identified dozens of cases over the decade in which Louisiana State Police troopers or their bosses ignored or concealed evidence of beating, and impeded efforts to find and remove misconduct.
Since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, New York police have grown accustomed to utilizing antiterror tools to combat street crime and gang violence. The near-constant state of surveillance has disproportionally impacted people of color.