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2 days ago2 min read
DOJ, IL Sheriff Agree On Reforms After Deputy's Massey Killing
The U.S. Justice Department and a Illinois sheriff’s office resolved an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in...
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4 days ago2 min read
DOJ Accuses Louisiana State Police Of Using Excessive Force
The Louisiana State Police (LSP) for years has used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits, a statewide pattern of...
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4 days ago2 min read
L.A. Officers Doing Fire Duty A New Climate Challenge For Police
Since the outbreak of the devastating fires, Los Angeles police officers accustomed to chasing 911 calls and patrolling city streets have...
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6 days ago1 min read
Federal Prosecutors Won't Pursue Charges In Death Of Ronald Greene
Family members of Ronald Green, a Black motorist who was killed during a 2019 arrest in North Louisiana, were informed by federal...
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6 days ago1 min read
New Orleans Police Department May Be Nearing End Of Long-Running Fedearl Consent Decree
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan placed the New Orleans Police Department under a two-year “sustainment” plan in their...
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7 days ago2 min read
Police Use Facial Recognition For Arrests Without Other Evidence
After two men brutally assaulted a security guard on a desolate train platform in a St. Louis suburb, transit police detective Matthew...
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7 days ago2 min read
Federal Judge Skeptical About Louisville Police Consent Decree
A federal judge on Monday expressed skepticism about the Justice Department’s proposed consent decree requiring Louisville to make broad...
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7 days ago2 min read
Many MS Police Agencies Fail To Monitor Excessive Taser Use
Last summer, Carthage, Miss., police officer Blaine Musgrove approached Vivian Burks as she sat in her car reading the Bible. Musgrove...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 103 min read
How Policing Consent Decrees Have Succeeded In Five Cities
In announcing a settlement with Minneapolis for police reform, U.S. Department of Justice officials cited five other cities that have...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 72 min read
Nearly 5 Years After Floyd Died, Minneapolis Adopts Police Reform
More than 4½ years after the police killing of George Floyd triggered state and federal investigations and protests worldwide,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 72 min read
Seattle Officer Who Struck, Killed Grad Student From India is Fired
Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 62 min read
Antioch, CA, Police To Be Monitored By Feds After Racist Messages
The police department in the Northern California city of Antioch has agreed to be monitored by federal officials for five years after...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 62 min read
Ohio Law Allows Police To Charge For Body Camera Footage
Ohioans will likely have to pay hundreds of dollars to see police videos after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that includes a provision...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 62 min read
California Police Stop Black, Latino Drivers More Than Whites
California police officers stopped Black and Latino drivers and pedestrians at much higher rates than white people in 2023, repeating a...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 61 min read
DOJ Says OK, OK City Police Violate Rights In Behavior Disability Cases
The state of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Police Department violated federal laws, unnecessarily institutionalized adults with...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20242 min read
Oklahoma AG Drops Assault Charge Against Police Officer
Oklahoma’s attorney general dismissed an assault charge against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, fracturing...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20242 min read
DOJ Policing Cases Go Beyond Use Of Force To Sex, Homeless Issues
In Worcester, Mass., police officers enforcing anti-prostitution ordinances coerced women to touch their genitals and perform sex acts. In...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 26, 20242 min read
L.A. County Deputies Suspended After Transgender Man Beaten
At least eight Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been relieved of duty amid a federal investigation into the beating of a...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 26, 20242 min read
Will DOJ Complete More Police Reforms Before Trump Arrives?
Elected after global protests over police brutality, President Biden promised broad reform to U.S. policing. He pledged to increase use...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Top NYPD Uniformed Officer Quits Amid Sex Misconduct Charges
Jeffrey Maddrey, New York City’s top uniformed police officer, abruptly resigned Friday night amid allegations of sexual misconduct,...
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