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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2015

Cleveland Chief: Officers Should See Themselves as 'Guardians,' Not 'Warriors'

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said Wednesday that among the challenges he faces in reforming his department in concert with a federal consent decree is training his officers to view themselves as guardians of the community, rather than warriors.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2015

Baltimore Police Want to Add Safety Measures to 24 Transport Vans

Baltimore Police look at ways to improve safety and accountability in their prisoner transports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2015

K-9 Catches Suspects After Officer Nearly Run Down, Cruiser Rammed

A man and woman were arrested Sunday night in San Jose, Calif., after they reportedly tried to run over a gang-suppression unit officer and rammed a police car before ditching their vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2015

Cleveland Police Union Says Federal Reforms Endanger Officers

The head of the Cleveland police department's patrol union said aspects of the agreement that mandates sweeping reforms to the city's police department could put officers in danger.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2015

Cleveland to Overhaul Police Use-of-Force Policy Under Federal Consent Decree

Officers will be held to higher standards on unholstering and firing their weapons and no longer will be allowed to use their guns to strike suspects as they would with a baton.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2015

Supreme Court Sides With Police in Confrontations With Mentally Disabled

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police cannot be sued for using force against people with mental disabilities when their constitutional right to privacy is not clear.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2015

Nine Georgia Deputies Fired After 22-Year-Old's Death

Nine Georgia deputies have been fired following the death of a 22-year-old in an isolation cell in January.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2015

California Senate OKs Bill Barring Grand Juries in Police Deadly Force Cases

The California state Senate approved a measure that would prohibit grand juries from weighing in on cases of deadly shootings or excessive force by police.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2015

Clinton Dives Into Debate on Police Tactics, Urges Justice Reform

Diving into the debate over police use of force, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged police departments throughout the country to use body cameras and urged an end to excessive prison sentences that burden black communities.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 29, 2015

25 Ways to Make Police Training More Effective

Because police training is in the news we thought it was a good time to ask veteran officers and trainers how they would improve law enforcement training and make it more effective. The following is collected from the comments of more than a dozen sources.

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