As First Draft of History, Police Reports Can Paint Rosy Picture
Initial police versions of seven high-profile incidents were misleading, incomplete or wrong, showing how readily and consistently police...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Face the Future: Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement
The rapidly growing use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement raises a host of policy questions over when and how to tap...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 15
- 2 min
NYPD Ups Street Stops, Raising Civil Liberties Alarm
Civil liberties advocates are sounding the "stop-and-frisk" alarm after new numbers show New York City police last year stopped the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 2 min
'Black Cops’ Are Not Considered Sufficient Police Reform
The brutal encounter of Tyre Nichols, who was pepper sprayed, shocked with a stun gun, and beaten with batons by five Black cops in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 2 min
S.F. DA Will Drop Case Filed Against Officer For 'Political Reasons'
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins plans to dismiss charges against a police officer accused of shooting and killing an...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 2 min
'The Talk' In Black Communities Brings Awareness to Police Reform
There is specific training for young Black Americans for interacting with law enforcement. The training, common among Black families,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 13
- 2 min
L.A. County Deputy to Go On Trial For 2019 On-Duty Murder
A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy will go on trial for the fatal on-duty shooting of an unarmed 24-year-old man in 2019....
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 13
- 2 min
NC Man Tased To Death By Police Told Officers Of Heart Condition
A North Carolina man who died about an hour after police repeatedly used a Taser on him had told officers that he had heart problems...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Ex-Memphis Cop Cites Overworked Force 'Constantly Around Bad Guys'
Eight men wearing black, hooded sweatshirts and ski masks seemed to appear out of nowhere as Monterrious Harris sat in his car outside...
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By Heaven LaMartz
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Changes In Police Culture Needed To Cut Misconduct, Says DOJ's Gupta
Unless law enforcement examines police culture in depth, misconduct will likely be a reoccurring theme. Police departments have an...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Memphis Prosecutors May Drop Cases From SCORPION Unit
All cases handled by the five Memphis police officers who are accused of beating and killing Tyre Nichols, will be reviewed by the Shelby...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Live-Streaming Traffic Stops Legal Under First Amendment: Court
A federal appeals court ruled that live-streaming traffic stops is protected speech under the First Amendment after a North Carolina man...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Officer Who Pulled Nichols From Car Didn't Explain Why He Was Stopped
The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Biden Made Some Police Reform Progress; Will Congress Do More?
One year after President Biden used the State of the Union address to celebrate billions in federal funds to fight crime, the president...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 9
- 2 min
NJ Expands Program To Pair Police With Mental Health Counselors
New Jersey police officers in casual collared shirts and cargo pants were assigned to arrive with mental health counselors to emergencies...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 9
- 2 min