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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2017

Activists Sue to Force Chicago PD into Court Supervised Reform

About 15 lawyers from Chicago and New York filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago on behalf of six plaintiffs who allege they were victims of excessive force and other abuses at the hands of Chicago police. The plaintiffs also include groups such as Black Lives Matter Chicago.

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Managing High-Speed Pursuits

To reduce the dangers of high-speed vehicle pursuits, law enforcement agencies need to understand the causes of high-speed pursuits, the legal issues involved, the problems behind such pursuits, and the strategies for reducing high-speed pursuits.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2017

More Than 2 Dozen Teams Apply to Serve as Monitor of Baltimore Police Consent Decree

More than two dozen teams have applied to serve as the independent monitor overseeing police reforms in Baltimore under the consent decree between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2017

Video: Crisis Prevention Training Mandated for All MN Officers

Minnesota law enforcement will now be mandated to take a minimum amount of crisis prevention training. It is part of a new law passed in the legislature and signed by the governor.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 8, 2017

Crisis Prevention Training Mandated for All MN Officers

Minnesota law enforcement will now be mandated to take a minimum amount of crisis prevention training. It is part of a new law passed in the legislature and signed by the governor. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2017

Critics Slam San Francisco Police for Pointing Guns

San Francisco police officers, who were required in the aftermath of a disputed shooting in the Bayview neighborhood to document every time they point their guns, reported doing so 3,130 times in the first 15 months, or about seven times a day, records show.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2017

Study Shows Dallas Officers Do Not Use Force More Often on Minorities

Dallas police officers do not disproportionately use force against minorities, contrary to common public perceptions, a new study has found.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2017

Chicago Police Adopt De-Escalation in Sweeping Change to Use-Of-Force Policy

The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday a sweeping change to its use-of-force policy, embracing the concept of de-escalation during critical incidents.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2017

Bills Would Set Statewide Police Use of Force Policies in Wisconsin

A set of Democratic bills proposed Wednesday would set statewide policies for police use of force in Wisconsin. But the head of the state's largest law enforcement union says many of those rules are already in place throughout the state

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2017

Chicago PD Announces Use-of-Force Policy Changes

Chicago Police officials on Wednesday announced policy changes intended to reduce use of force, particularly deadly force.

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