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Crime and Justice News
May 12, 20221 min read
NYC Panel Seeks Discipline For 145 Officers In Floyd Protest Incidents
Amid after the murder of George Floyd two years ago, videos showing officers behaving aggressively with protesters — charging into crowds...
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Crime and Justice News
May 11, 20222 min read
To-Go Cocktails Make Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Difficult
During the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of states have given a boost to struggling restaurants by allowing them to sell cocktails to-go,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 10, 20222 min read
Black Lives Matter's Cullors Denies Financial Misuse Accusations
Despite allegations of financial improprieties, Patrisse Cullors, former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 9, 20221 min read
Austin Voters Block No-Knock Raids, Arrests For Small Pot Offenses
Austin, Tx., voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that prevents police officers from enforcing laws against possessing small...
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Crime and Justice News
May 6, 20222 min read
'Radical-Right' Figures Training Police Officers Around U.S.
On social media, Richard Whitehead is a warrior for the American right. He has praised extremist groups. He has called for public...
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Crime and Justice News
May 6, 20221 min read
Ex-Colorado Officer Gets Five Years; Assaulted Woman With Dementia
A former Colorado police officer who assaulted a 73-year-old woman with dementia during an arrest was sentenced to five years in prison....
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Crime and Justice News
May 5, 20221 min read
Chauvin Will Spend More Time in Prison Under Federal Plea Deal
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has...
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Crime and Justice News
May 3, 20221 min read
Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting of 12-Year-Old
A fired Philadelphia police officer was charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors said Monday was...
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Crime and Justice News
May 2, 20221 min read
Auditor Finds CA Police Department Bias Against Women, Minorities
A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large law enforcement agencies found evidence of officer bias against women, people of...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20222 min read
MN Report Accuses Minneapolis Police of Longtime Racial Bias
The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in race discrimination for at least a decade, including stopping and arresting Black people...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 27, 20222 min read
DOJ's 'Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab' Tries To Promote Police Reform
The Justice Department is creating a comprehensive online portal and resource center aimed at improving community policing by providing...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Democrats' Divisions on 'Defunding' Will Hurt Them At Polls, GOP Argues
It’s becoming clear that after the economy, crime is a hot-button issue driving voter sentiment in the lead-up to the November elections....
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 25, 20222 min read
HBO's 'We Own This City' Shows Dangers of Police Corruption
The first two episodes of HBO’s police drama, “We Own This City,” feature a dead man riddled with bullets in an alley and a drug lord...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 25, 20221 min read
59% Rise In Police Officer Murders Needs More Attention, Wray Says
There was a 59 percent increase last year in the murders of police officers, with 73 officers killed, an issue that doesn't get enough...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Do Texas Rangers' Probes Protect Local Police Departments?
Texas news investigations are showing the fundamental flaws of a system of oversight for law enforcement that relies on state police to...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Police Have Killed Nearly 600 In Traffic Stops Since 2017
Police killings have added urgency for advocates who are pushing to prevent deadly encounters by removing officers from traffic...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 21, 20221 min read
CT Trooper Gets Manslaughter Charge For Killing Black Driver
A Connecticut trooper who fatally shot a 19-year-old Black man after a car chase two years ago has been charged with manslaughter,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Syracuse Police Review Handling Of Boy, 8, In Potato Chip Theft
A review of Syracuse police actions is under way, after a video of an eight-year-old boy being stopped by officers went viral, NPR...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 19, 20221 min read
U.S. Monitor Calls Chicago's Community Policing Reform Flawed
The effort to reform the Chicago Police Department was never supposed to happen quickly, with the potential for a nearly decadelong,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Buffalo's New Police Chief Aims to Improve Trust, Reduce Shootings
Joseph Gramaglia, Buffalo's new police commissioner, has embarked on a new strategy for reducing gun violence, the Buffalo News reports....
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