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Records Reveal Culture of Disregard Toward Use of Force in Ohio Police Department
Loaded on Oct. 30, 2018
by Kevin Bliss
by Kevin Bliss
More than 20,000 use-of-force complaints were filed by civilians against police in the Columbus Police Department between 2001 and 2017, but only 152 were sustained or found in violation of department policy. Of the civilian complaints filed, more than 97 percent were ruled to be …
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