Dec 18 Justice Department creates database to track misconduct records by federal law enforcement By Claudia Lauer, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Announced on Monday, the federal move is a step toward accountability amid growing calls to close loopholes that allow law enforcement officers to be rehired by other agencies after losing their jobs or resigning after misconduct allegations. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:58 Amid national push for police reform, Native people feel left out of conversation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster Amid ongoing police reform efforts in the U.S., Native American activists say they've often been left out of the conversation. But more than three years after the police murder of George Floyd, there's a renewed push in places like Minneapolis… Continue watching
Jul 18 Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices By Youcef Bounab, Associated Press French lawmakers have adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: House hearing examines law enforcement staffing challenges at the U.S. border By News Desk Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari will testify that there is inadequate staffing to handle migrant crossings at the southern border. Continue reading
Jun 06 Atlanta City Council approves project decried as ‘Cop City,’ rejecting activists’ fierce opposition By R.J. Rico, Associated Press For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black… Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Biden honors 2 NYPD officers and others for Medal of Valor recipients at the White House By Colleen Long, Associated Press Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman are among those honored Wednesday by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation's… Continue reading
Apr 24 Former police officer who shot Breonna Taylor has new job in law enforcement By Associated Press Taylor, a Black woman, was killed in March 2020 by police executing a narcotics search warrant. None of the three white officers who fired into Taylor’s home were charged by a grand jury in her death. Continue reading
Jan 03 California police more likely to use force against Black people, report says By Associated Press California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as compared to people believed to be white. Continue reading
Oct 30 Permitless carry laws raise public safety dilemmas for police officers By Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press Permitless carry laws have created a dilemma for officers working the streets: They now have to decide, sometimes in seconds, if someone with the right to carry a gun is a danger. Continue reading
Sep 07 Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan. Continue reading