Police Reform

A state Supreme Court judge cited the changing landscape around the use of force by police and a new “duty to intervene” statute that the fired officer, Cariol Horne, championed following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Of the 97 NYPD officers named in excessive force lawsuits that settled for $100,000 or more between 2015 and 2018, just three showed up as having any disciplinary history at all

The NYPD recently published disciplinary records for all of its active officers, in a move the department called unprecedented transparency. But as the I-Team’s Chris Glorioso reports, scores of cops were accused of excessive force, but faced no disciplinary history at all —and have cost city taxpayers millions in legal bills.

The unions sued after state lawmakers in June 2020 reversed a law that kept disciplinary records secret for decades, and some records were posted in March after a federal appeals court in February approved of the release of disciplinary records

Maryland lawmakers have overridden Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes of three extensive police reform measures

New Jersey’s attorney general on Tuesday launched an online database that allows the public to search reports of police use of force from across the state’s more than 500 police departments

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis following some high-profile deaths

New York City officials unveiled on Friday additional NYPD reform proposals — the second part of the larger set of goals proposed in the initial New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative draft plan. Public safety officials hope that the new proposals will bring greater accountability to the NYPD with the overall aim of undoing the legacy and harm...

A Denver pilot program called STAR, or Support Team Assisted Response, is changing how the city responds to 911 calls by sending mental health workers and paramedics, rather than police, to respond to calls that don’t involve crimes.

Denver’s STAR pilot program recognizes that a mental health worker and a paramedic may be better suited to respond to some 911 calls than police.

As the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death by Louisville police approaches, Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott is hoping to pass a bill, know as Breonna’s Law, that would ban no-knock warrants in the state and add new police accountability measures. Scott joined LX News to make a case for why her bill is the best option to prevent another innocent...

Court proceedings have begun in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd. Attorney Michael Starr Hopkins joined LX News to explain the importance of the first phase of the trial — jury selection.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is groundbreaking legislation. But even if the U.S. Senate finds the Republican votes needed to pass it, its impact on local law enforcement will be limited. Kadeem Cooper of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights joined LX News to explain why local action is also crucial.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed the U.S. House on Wednesday, and now moves to the Senate, where it faces a tougher road to becoming law. Howard Henderson, a professor at Texas Southern University, joined LX News to make a case for why a national standard for policing is needed.

House Democrats have rushed to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing.

NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A bill named after George Floyd has been reintroduced by House Democrats that would impose police reforms on the federal level to create more accountability and transparency. Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins joined LX News to discuss how the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act would help Black Americans feel safer in the hands of police, and what work still...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the New York City Police Department over the handling of last year’s protests against police brutality and racism. Former assistant New Jersey Attorney General Shavar Jeffries joined LX News to explain why the lawsuit is so important and how it might improve police accountability.

President-elect Joe Biden made criminal justice reform a major campaign promise. But presidential power is limited in its ability to overhaul the country’s sprawling prison network. PBS NewsHour’s political reporter Candice Norwood joined LX News to explain some of the challenges a Biden administration could face reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.

Viral images comparing police treatment of Black Lives Matter demonstrators to the pro-Trump Capitol rioters are clear examples of structural racism, says Derrick Johnson, the CEO of the NAACP. He joined LX News alongside Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change, to talk about claims of racist double standards after the events that unfolded on January 6.