Police Reform

There is an aspect of police reform rarely talked about, as the mental health of officers has long been overlooked. But a News 4 survey of cops started a conversation that is now getting action from President Biden. NBC New York’s David Ushery reports.

“I do think that people were on the other side because of disinformation…the other thing is, people cannot sometimes imagine something different. We are stuck with these paradigms about ‘police keep us safe'” but many Black Americans do not feel safe around the police. Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the civil rights organization The Advancement Project, unpacks how Minneapolis...

Police accountability activists are vowing to keep fighting for change despite the failure of a ballot proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a reimagined public safety unit

This story was updated on Nov. 3, 2021, at 5:20 p.m. ET. Minneapolis residents hit the polls yesterday to vote for mayor, ultimately reelecting Democrat incumbent Jacob Frey, and to weigh in on several ballot measures, one of which would’ve replaced the city’s police department with a “Department of Public Safety.” Results of the police reform ballot measure came in…

Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety — an idea that arose from the May 2020 death of George Floyd

The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has sparked a national conversation on police reform, ranging from defunding departments to enhancing training

Philadelphia police disproportionately pull over Black drivers for minor offenses like a broken taillight, but those stops don’t do much to reduce violent crime – a gun or drugs are found about 1% of the time. Under the Driving Equality Bill that recently passed City Council, drivers would get a ticket in the mail for those minor violations –...

Some of the 65 NYPD officers could face suspension or even termination for their roles in handling protesters, while others facing loss of vacation days. But those who took part in the demonstrations say they are underwhelmed by the potential punishments. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

A proposal on the Minneapolis ballot about the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed has its roots in the “defund the police” movement

The New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sued New York City’s police department on Thursday, saying it is illegally keeping the vast majority of officer disciplinary records out of public view.

A judge on Monday barred New York City police officers from accessing sealed arrest records without a court order, halting a long-standing practice of plying confidential information in department files to aid investigations, target suspects and shape policing decisions.

Many of the law enforcement changes enacted by states after George Floyd’s death have centered on policing tactics, not on racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Senate negotiators say bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without agreement

An appeals court says a judicial inquiry is warranted into the investigation of Eric Garner’s 2014 police chokehold death.

A judge has struck down a New York City law that had prohibited the city’s police officers from putting pressure on a person’s torso while making an arrest, calling the measure “unconstitutionally vague.”

After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction

A former federal judge will assist the Westchester District attorney’s office in its reopening of two previous deadly police-involved shootings in the county for review, District Attorney Miriam Roach announced Thursday.

A former federal judge will assist the Westchester District attorney’s office in its reopening of two previous deadly police-involved shootings in the county for review, District Attorney Miriam Roach announced Thursday. The judge will also look into how the local district attorney’s office handled the cases involving Danroy “DJ” Henry” and Kenneth Chamberlain, she said. Henry, a 20-year-old Black...

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal can order the release of police disciplinary files, with some restrictions. The decision upheld a state appellate court ruling issued last October. That panel ruled unanimously that Grewal has the authority to release the files and rejected arguments made by police and troopers unions seeking to block…

Police departments in New Jersey reached a deadline Tuesday for all officers on patrol to begin wearing body cameras, although many departments across the state still have not implemented the technology. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, alongside other state and local officials in Camden, said that 487 departments across New Jersey had applied for and been approved for about $58 million…