Body cameras are seen as key to police reform. But do they increase accountability?
Despite widespread support for body cameras, the rules for how police use them vary widely from state to state, and department to department.
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Tim Scott on ‘looking for a solution’ with Democrats on police reform
Senate Republicans introduced their police reform bill Wednesday. Called the Justice Act, it includes grants for body cameras and incentives for police departments to ban chokeholds. It also increases disclosure requirements for no-knock warrants and the use of force. Yamiche…
Fort Worth officer released on bond after shooting black woman
Aaron Dean was charged with murder for shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her home.
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What Eric Garner case says about federal prosecution of police officers on duty
Eric Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” served as a rallying cry for protests against police brutality. But the Justice Department announced Tuesday it would not file charges against the officer involved in the incident. The decision closes the door…
Facing protests and concerned about losing the community's trust, Connecticut officials were unusually quick to release police body camera and surveillance videos of a shooting by two police officers, who opened fire on a young, unarmed couple in their car…
The cell phone video shows the moments leading up to, and after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott.
As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities.
High-profile incidents of police force against people of color have raised anger and protest across the country, but in some cases, law enforcement has maintained that officers were simply doing their job. How can the public and the police bridge…
Ray Tensing, a white police officer, was indicted on murder charges for killing Samuel DuBose, a black motorist, during a traffic stop for not having a front license plate. Tensing said he was dragged by the car and forced to…
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