Police Misconduct
LA Prosecutors Accuse Four Officers of Inputting False Information in LAPD Gang Files
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The four new officers, who remain under investigation, brings the total number of LAPD officers accused of falsifying information to ten.
Police Misconduct
Investigation Finds Aurora Police Regularly Engage in Racial Bias and Excessive Force
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The investigation found that police in the Colorado city often used force unnecessarily and immediately escalated encounters with people in mental distress.
Police Misconduct
Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Task Force of Egregious Racial Profiling
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A lawsuit accuses a Beverly Hills police task force of unjustly targeting Black civilians.
Police Misconduct
‘What We Saw Was Not Normal’: Lawyers Discuss Chauvin Trial
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In a panel discussion, legal experts cautioned Americans against deriving a sense of justice from ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, arguing that the circumstances surrounding his conviction for the killing of George Floyd were atypical.
Police Misconduct
California Forges Reform Deal with Condemned Bakersfield Police Force
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After more than four years, a court-enforced reform settlement has been reached for a police department that was found to be the deadliest in America.
Police Misconduct
Wrongfully Accused Chicago Man Alleges Torture, Sues City, Prosecutor and Cops
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Keith Walker was forced to confess to a murder he did not commit after police officers beat him and electrocuted him with a car battery.
Police Misconduct
Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Killing of Mentally Disabled Man
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A former LAPD police officer faces manslaughter and assault charges for the killing of a mentally disabled man and wounding of his parents during an altercation that his lawyers say was self-defense.
Police Misconduct
Louisiana State Police Leadership Investigated for Obstruction in Killing
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The first charges of any kind in a case shrouded in secrecy could be leveled against the Louisiana State Police Departments top brass.
Police Misconduct
Ex-Cops Charged in Death of George Floyd Seek Separation From Chauvin
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Lawyers for the three ex-cops who aided Derek Chauvin in the arrest and killing of George Floyd claim that their trial must be separate to avoid unfair prejudice and guarantee a fair trial.
Policing
Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops
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New Utah legislation allows those accused of a crime to ask for an extra court hearing if they believe they acted in self-defense. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gills acknowledges it will add a “new hurdle” for any prosecutor attempting to charge an officer in fatal shootings.