by Derek Gilna
According to a December 2017 study by University of Chicago Law School researchers, data from Florida indicates that “shielding officers from the consequences of their actions ... result[s] in increased misconduct.” After Florida sheriffs’ deputies were allowed to unionize in 2003, such incidents of misconduct increased.
The ...
by Derek Gilna
The Washington Supreme Court on November 8, 2017, issued a new rule of evidence, making it “generally inadmissible” in both criminal and civil cases to question a party’s immigration status. According to the Court, “evidence of a party’s or a witness’s immigration status shall not be admissible ...
by Derek Gilna
DNA testing and some apparent good breaks in a decades-long investigation paid off when police officers executed an arrest warrant on former Auburn, California, police officer Joseph James DeAngelo on April 24, 2018.
DeAngelo, now 72, is accused of being the notorious “Golden State Killer,” who is ...
by Derek Gilna
An extensive New York Times investigation of the New York Police Department has uncovered that “at least 25 instances were found where judges or prosecutors reportedly determined that a cop’s testimony was likely untrue or embellished” since January 2015. It’s what observers commonly refer to as “testilying.” ...
by Derek Gilna
An extensive New York Times investigation of the New York Police Department has uncovered that “at least 25 instances were found where judges or prosecutors reportedly determined that a cop’s testimony was likely untrue or embellished” since January 2015. It’s what observers commonly refer to as “testilying.” ...
by Derek Gilna
Two new Washington state laws have removed a statutory impediment to state prosecutors holding police officers accountable for reckless or negligent conduct. The measures eliminate the barrier of having to prove “malice” or “evil intent” in bringing criminal actions against police officers accused of wrongdoing.
According to ...
by Derek Gilna
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Florida settled the case of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot six seconds after being stopped for not wearing a seat belt. The victim, Henry Bennett III, was shot by Deputy Andrew Cano in January 2016 when he ran ...
by Derek Gilna
Tech behemoth Google has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) to apply its artificial intelligence technology (“AI”) to improve the recognition and targeting ability of its 1,100-strong drone fleet, raising concerns that the technology might be used domestically for surveillance of the U.S. ...
by Derek Gilna
For decades, politicians have won many elections by promising to be “tough on crime,” which translated into escalating prisoner counts, unbalanced budgets, and societal disintegration of the inner city. In contrast, former civil rights attorney Larry Krasner won election as Philadelphia’s District Attorney by promising just the ...
by Derek Gilna
Trenton, New Jersey, police officers were captured on video making light of using flashlights to subdue suspects and ridiculing a critically injured gunshot victim suffering from a head wound.
All of the incriminating comments were captured on the body camera of supervisor and Trenton police Sgt. Charles ...
