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Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Nationwide Police Misconduct Database Available to Public by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss USA Today, in conjunction with the Chicago-based nonprofit Invisible Institute, has compiled the largest database of instances of police misconduct — and it’s accessible by the public. The database contains disciplinary records for over 85,000 police officers …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
The Lunacy of Qualified Immunity by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The entire premise underlying punishment is that the person being punished knew what they did was wrong before they acted but did the action anyway. If the person lacked the requisite knowledge of right and wrong, then they may …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
The Power of Filming Police by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A string of recent polls suggests a dramatic shift in American public opinion about the use of force by police, especially against people of color. The Washington Post released a poll in early June that found 69% of Americans …
Article • July 9, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct
The Surprising Geography of Police Killings: Back-of-the-Napkin Calculations on Race, Region, and Violence by Christian Parenti BY CHRISTIAN PARENTI In the United States, the police kill African Americans at a rate that is about 100 percent greater, or two times, 200 percent, their proportion of the national population. In 2016, black …
Publication • July 8, 2020
New York State Police, Incident Review for Trooper Alfonso I. Burke, 2020 \ Involved Member(s): Trooper Alfonso I Burke Case~ Type: Incident Review Case Nlumber: DCN2020-0077 Finding: Unfounded Complainant: Jn,;p. 11 Rev 6110 Personnel Complaint Work Sheet I Type: IR Initiated By: Iincident Date: 2/7/20 I Detail ~ Troop Sub …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Plenty of Practice Prevents Poor Police Performance by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is a rare week to pass without a report of an accidental shooting by police. The reason for better than 99 percent of these accidental weapon discharges is the lack of ongoing firearm training after a …
Qualified Immunity Letter to Congress, Nat'l Police Accountability Project, 2020 June 9, 2020 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer: National Police Accountability Project A Project of the National Lawyers Guild Executive Director Rachel A. Pickens ____________ Board of Directors: President Michael Avery President-Elect Julia …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Chicago Police Department Ordered to Release 49 Years of Misconduct Files by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 10, 2020, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, ordered the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) to produce by the end of 2020 all misconduct files from 1967 to 2015. Judge Alison Conlon …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Former Florida Deputy Jailed for Fabricating Drug Evidence by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with 50 counts related to evidence tampering and discrepancies related to drug arrests made during his 11 months with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure as …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct
California’s Killer Cops by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On the list of cops in California who are convicted felons, 20 former officers are shown as convicted killers. Recent headlines told us of Joseph DeAngelo — the suspected “Golden State Killer”— charged with a dozen murders and more than 40 …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Cops Killed Nearly 13 Times More People Than Mass Shooters by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Mass shootings in the U.S. “have claimed the lives of 339 people since 2015,” which, while certainly egregious, is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the 4,355 citizens killed by police during …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
NYC Drug Prosecutor Bucks Trend of Releasing List of Cops with Credibility Issues by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Through the Freedom of Information Law, communications, memos, and correspondence were obtained that reveal the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s (“OSNP”) database has information flagging police officers with potential credibility …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Louisiana Supreme Court: When an Identified Attorney Seeks to Assist a Person in Custody and Police Fail to Inform the Person, Inculpatory Statements Must Be Suppressed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Louisiana reaffirmed that the law of Louisiana requires law enforcement to inform a person …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
More Trainings Are Not the Answer to Police Violence Against Disabled People by Euree Kim by Euree Kim, reprinted from Truthout The Chicago Police Department (CPD) recently announced it would be hiring an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance officer. The ADA compliance officer will be brought on to monitor CPD’s …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Unsurprisingly Lenient Sentence for Rapist Cop by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso A now-former Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police officer was sentenced to just five years for five rapes and possession of child pornography. The rapes were reduced to misdemeanors, while the latter was a felony conviction. The first victim came …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
More Crooked Cops in New York City Make the Naughty List by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In October of 2019, the Bronx District Attorney released a heavily redacted list of 75 cops whose testimony the District Attorney’s office feared would undermine cases. Because many of those cops were proven …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
For the Mentally Ill, Calling 911 Could Prove Deadly by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Police responding to 911 calls that involve individuals in a mental health crisis might resort to deadly force rather than exercise restraint and give support, according to a trend identified by The Intercept’s Shaun King. …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Police Still Have Access to Records That Are Supposedly Sealed, Suit Alleges by Bill Barton by Bill Barton According to a recent Collateral Consequences Resource Center report, “While police in 12 states are prevented by law from accessing records of arrests that did not result in a conviction, officers in …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Critics Claim Thin Blue Line Protects Cops and Prosecutors in Orange County, California by Bill Barton by Bill Barton At about 6 a.m., August 19, 2018, Orange County police officer Michael Devitt yanked Mohamed Sayem from his Jeep and punched him several times in the face and stomach, an incident …
Article • February 19, 2020 • from CLN March, 2020
Lies by Former Houston Cop Facing Murder Charge Might Affect Over 14,000 Cases by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Texas judge, Ramona Franklin, declared Otis Mallet “actually innocent” of selling crack cocaine to a Houston police officer, saying “What a miscarriage of justice we have all witnessed …
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