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The Police Executive Research Forum has called for changes in how U.S. police officers use physical force, particularly when dealing with individuals in medical, mental, or drug crises. The recommendations come in response to an investigation by the Associated Press that found over 1,000 deaths occurred when officers used force meant to subdue rather than […]
The family of Alton Sterling, the 37-year-old Black man, was selling CDs in front of a convenience store in July 2016 when he was shot and killed by two white police officers. Have reached a $4.5m settlement with the Louisiana city. In a statement, lawyers for the family thanked the city and announced that they were […]
University of Utah research shows that black people are affected by violent episodes even if they are not directly involved. The study observed 49 separate incidents of racial violence between 2013 and 2017. 38 incidents in which a black person were killed by police and news coverage of decisions against prosecuting police officers involved in killings. […]
In response to the Rochester Police officers who pepper sprayed a handcuffed nine year old girl, state legislatures are putting together a bill that would make it illegal to use chemical agents on minors by police officers. State Sen. Samra Brouk (D-55) and Assemblymember Demond Meeks (D-137) are taking point and say that the bill […]
At this point, police officers across New York State may need to have some sort of training update. There is a new law called the New Yorkers Right To Monitor Act. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the law into legislation on June 14, 2020. Citizens have the right to use their phones to record law enforcement […]
Three police officers from Winston-Salem, North Carolina were fired after someone doing a routine video audit came across there dash cam and heard them using racial slurs and wanting to see a Civil War. The new Wilmington, North Carolina police chief Donny Williams fired the three officers on his first day on the job. He […]
An executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo will order police and local governments to “reinvent” law enforcement techniques in New York. The New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative ordinance states that local governments across the state have to develop a plan that “reinvents and modernizes police strategies and programs” before April 1 2021. […]
The Pentagon released a statement saying the were sending the 900 remaining active duty troops back to their home bases in North Carolina and New York.These soldiers were stationed near the capital region on standby orders and were not actually deployed into the city. Sources say that enough National Guard troops are present and there […]
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