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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20221 min read
DOJ's COPS Office to Review Police Performance in Uvalde
The Justice Department announced details of the review it will conduct of last month’s school massacre in Uvalde, Tx., that left 19...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Arizona Police Watch Wanted Man Drown in Lake
Arizona cops refused to help a man flailing desperately in a lake, instead watching as he drowned, according to new video, the New York...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Three Police Agencies Test Using QR Codes For Local Feedback
After every significant encounter with residents, police officers in Warrenton, Va., are required to hand out a QR code on the back of...
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Crime and Justice News
May 31, 20222 min read
Biden Shaped Policing Order After 'Everyone Went Ballistic' Over Draft
The executive order that President Biden signed last week went through many drafts and opinions before coming to life, the Associated...
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Crime and Justice News
May 31, 20222 min read
Uvalde Delays School Police Chief's Joining City Council Amid Funerals
Uvalde, Tx., school police chief Pete Arredondo will not be sworn in as a newly elected Uvalde City Council member as planned on Tuesday,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 27, 20221 min read
Jury Finds Oakland Chief Was Fired in Retaliation For Whistleblowing
A nine-member jury found that former Oakland, Ca., Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was fired in retaliation for sounding the alarm on...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20221 min read
Baltimore Prosecutor Releases List Of 305 Cops With Credibility Issues
A Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office list of more than 300 Baltimore police officers with credibility issues, many of whom continue to...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20222 min read
Biden Policing Order Falls Well Short of Proposed Congressional Action
President Biden's executive order aimed at preventing and punishing police misconduct fell well short of the sweeping reform legislation...
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Crime and Justice News
May 25, 20222 min read
On Floyd Death Anniversary, Biden Issues Limited Order on Policing
With Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Biden is signing an executive order on policing...
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Crime and Justice News
May 25, 20222 min read
Minneapolis Police Continue Racist Misconduct Two Years After Floyd
A veteran police officer' murdering George Floyd, a Black man, on a busy street in broad daylight and setting off racial justice protests...
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Crime and Justice News
May 24, 20222 min read
Police Reform 'Stagnated' As Both Parties Back Officers
A few days after George Floyd was murdered two years ago, presidential hopeful Joe Biden spoke passionately about police reforms he said...
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Crime and Justice News
May 23, 20222 min read
Minneapolis Blacks: Few Changes In Two Years Since Floyd Death
George Floyd’s May 2020 death under Derek Chauvin’s knee cast a harsh spotlight on the Twin Cities, exposing what people of color have...
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Crime and Justice News
May 19, 20221 min read
NY Mayor Publicly Praised Police Tool, His Ally Benefitted Financially
For years, as an elected official and candidate for New York City mayor, Eric Adams publicly promoted an unconventional police tool...
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Crime and Justice News
May 19, 20221 min read
Baltimore's SMART Plan Aims to Boost Police Efficiency
The Baltimore Police Department has a new initiative called SMART policing to be more efficient amid persistent staffing shortages and...
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Crime and Justice News
May 19, 20221 min read
911 Dispatcher in Buffalo Shooting Might Be Fired
An emergency services dispatcher in Buffalo could be fired after being accused by a supermarket employee of hanging up on a 911 call...
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Crime and Justice News
May 18, 20221 min read
Officer Involved in Floyd Murder Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting manslaughter in former officer Derek...
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Crime and Justice News
May 17, 20221 min read
Delaware State U. Complaining to DOJ Over Bus Traffic Stop
Delaware State University, a historically Black institution in Dover, De., said it will file a formal complaint with the U.S. Justice...
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Crime and Justice News
May 13, 20222 min read
Three Louisiana Troopers Charged With Beating Black Motorist
Louisiana prosecutors have charged three state troopers accused of beating a Black motorist, hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids...
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Sydney Plaskett
May 13, 20222 min read
A Call For 'Radical Transparency' To Prevent Police Corruption
Reforms aimed at combatting corruption in U.S. policing should be focused on achieving “radical transparency,” says Michael Bromwich,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 13, 20221 min read
After Two Decades, End Seems Near To Oakland Police Oversight
A federal judge ruled that the troubled Oakland, Ca., Police Department (OPD) can take a big step toward ending nearly two decades of...
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