The department received multiple reports of unwarranted searches and arrests. The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a civil rights probe into the police department of Lexington, Mississippi this…
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FBI Records Fewer Murders, More Theft in 2022
The agency compiled data submitted by over 13,000 law enforcement agencies. The Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) recently released annual data on criminal offenses in America for 2022,…
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Justice Department Investigates NJ Police Department
Complaints of inappropriate force used by Trenton officers spur the probe. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into the Trenton Police Department (TPD) and the…
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DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation into Memphis Police
Allegations of racial profiling and violence The Department of Justice announced that they are opening a civil rights investigation into the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police…
Read MoreJustice Deparment Requests Lift of Seattle Police Department Oversight
The Seattle Police Department has made “significant progress” in ten years according to the DOJ. The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to lift the ten-year-long…
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Proposed Law Would Allow Death Penalty for Murder of Police
Legislators call members of law enforcement American heroes. Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Representative Mike Garcia of California have introduced the defending our Defenders Act, legislation that…
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Congress Poised to Address Police Reform
Senator Durbin says, “We need a national conversation.“ Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said legislators should “sit down again quickly to…
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Interior Department Updates Policing Transparency Policies
Announces new requirements for the department’s Law Enforcement Task Force. This week, the Department of the Interior announced new policies to make the Departmental Law Enforcement Task Force…
Read MoreTime to Fund Police, President Biden Says
This is part of his “Safer America Plan.” During a speech in Pennsylvania this week, President Biden promoted a new crime prevention plan. “It’s based on a simple…
Read MorePresident Speaks about Assault Weapons and Police Support
He states that assault weapons make the job of the police more dangerous. President Biden spoke virtually at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) this…
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