The time to transfer funding away from hardware and to counseling training is now.|
Unprecedented global settlement is “a historic moment that reflects our commitment to accountability and healing,” says Chicago Mayor. CHICAGO — Today, the Chicago City Council voted to authorize a $90 million settlement in 176 police misconduct and wrongful conviction lawsuits, all tied to disgraced former police sergeant Ronald Watts and his crew. This unprecedented global […] The post PRESS RELEASE: Chicago City Council Approves $90 Million Settlement of 176 Lawsuits Against Disg...| Loevy + Loevy
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.| The Marshall Project
In Delaware Superior Court, the ACLU appealed a denied FOIA request that sought to receive communications between the DOJ and the Wilmington Police Department.| delawarecall.com
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has decided to scrap her office's do-not-call and disclosure lists, which call out problematic and dishonest cops, and we have serious concerns. Do-not-call and disclosure lists include the names of discredited officers who can't be trusted to testify truthfully. This decision increases the likelihood of constitutional violations and wrongful convictions—especially in Chicago, where the issue of dishonest police in court ("testilying") i...| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Our new report, The Impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act on Electronic Monitoring in Cook County, examines the impacts of the legislative reforms on Cook County’s pretrial electronic monitoring system. The post RULING—Appellate Court in Police Arbitration Case Upholds Public Interest in Open and Transparent Police Oversight appeared first on Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts.| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Cop watchers are a diverse community of First Amendment activists who exercise this right through recording encounters with police. We launched a 4-year investigation to expose the truth in all its complexity and contradiction.| The Real News Network
The mayor's office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi's previous nominee dropped out this week.| Honolulu Civil Beat
Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.| The Marshall Project