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How police departments are ensuring the use of body camerasAfter a series of high-profile shootings that went unrecorded, departments around the country are considering stricter penalties for officers who fail to turn on their body cams.聽
First LookPaul O'Neal video: Did Chicago police violate the new shooting policy?The video shows Chicago officers fired at a fleeing Jaguar convertible, an apparent violation of a new department policy.聽
The rise of police body cameras: Who's doing it right?Body camera proponents say that footage keeps both civilians and police honest. But a new study say that many police departments need clearer policies for body camera use to prevent the erosion of civil liberties.
First LookWhy Missouri Gov. Nixon was ordered to serve as a public defenderTo protest cuts, shortages, and another year of what he calls inadequate funding, the director of Missouri's public defender system has appointed聽the governor to provide counsel to an indigent client.
How much did Bill Bratton's policing change New York?NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton announced his resignation on Tuesday, marking the end of a long and controversial career.聽
First LookWashington transit cop faces terror charges for allegedly aiding ISISAn officer in the capital's Metro system, who had been under surveillance since 2010, is the first US law-enforcement official accused of aiding ISIS.
Why Trump U suits will move forward, without videos of testimonyJudge Gonzalo Curiel said in a decision Tuesday that public interest in videos of Donald Trump's testimony about the program didn't outweigh concerns about biasing a jury.
Courts use risk algorithms to set bail: A step toward a more just system?Court systems in more than two dozen US cities and states are using algorithms that assess flight risk without considering race, gender, or socioeconomic status, in an attempt to remove implicit bias from the equation.
Delaware high court says death penalty violates the rights of a juryThe Delaware Supreme Court ruled the state鈥檚 death penalty statute unconstitutional in a landmark decision, saying it violates the Sixth Amendment.
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton to step down: a shift in policing?William Bratton, who came to personify the 'broken windows' approach to policing will step down next month, a move that could possibly signal a push toward reform, some observers say.
'Predictive policing' isn't in science fiction, it's in SacramentoSurveillance and other technologies give police new tools to fight crime. But privacy advocates and civil liberties groups ask: At what price?聽
Dylann Roof's defense challenges constitutionality of death penaltyLawyers for the South Carolina man accused of killing nine African-American worshippers in Charleston last June filed a motion Monday arguing that the federal death penalty is unconstitutional.聽
New York to ban sex offenders from playing Pokemon GOGov. Andrew Cuomo has directed officials to restrict the state's 3,000 sex offenders on parole from using聽Pokemon聽Go.- FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as agent of ChinaKun Shan Chun admitted聽that he on several occasions passed sensitive information to a Chinese official.
National Night Out: will it help troubled relationships with police this year?The 33rd annual National Night Out aims to bring neighbors and police officers together. In the wake of rising tensions between police officers and minority communities, the event could help strengthen ties this year.
Texas expands campus concealed carry, overriding free speech concernsTexas' law allowing concealed weapons at public colleges took effect Monday amid a fractious debate and concerns from educators about threats to academic freedom.
Chandra Levy case is dropped: What role did illegal recordings play?A new twist in the infamous murder case of intern Chandra Levy relies on illegal recordings and a jailhouse informant.聽
San Diego police officers shot, one fatally. Ambushed?The San Diego police shooting came as departments around the country are on high alert following the killing of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this month.
Texas cop says prosecutors silenced him about Sandra Bland caseOfficer Michael Kelley says he sought to testify about what he saw during Ms. Bland's arrest last summer in Texas but his account is also questioned by prosecutors.
First LookNorth Carolina voter ID law stuck down, judges cite discriminationA panel of judges on Friday reversed a lower court鈥檚 ruling, concluding that a 2013 North Carolina voting identification law was enacted 'with discriminatory intent.'
