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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2015

Video: Seattle Officer Suspended for Calling Suspect "Boy" During Pursuit

In-car video obtained by KIRO Radio shows a female officer pursuing a black male near Fourth Avenue and Union Street on October 7, 2013. The suspect, 32-year-old Kimo M. Warren, was being sought for a domestic violence incident.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 21, 2014

How to Start a Body Camera Program

Those who have succeeded in implementing wearable evidence capture programs say agencies may want to take a step back and make sure they are getting the right equipment and have the proper infrastructure in place to make their adoption of officer-worn video a success.

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Articlesby Todd D. KeisterNovember 26, 2014

Less-Lethal: Mixed Blessings

It's well known that an offender who decides to resist arrest or attack a police officer must consider the possibility of being injured or even killed for doing so. What is unknown is how the proliferation of less-lethal weapons has changed and will change the way these men and women think.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoNovember 21, 2014

What Records Wants You to Know

The end of your report is merely the start of a process that involves many gatekeepers. The keys to getting past the gatekeepers are found within your agency's records section.

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Articlesby Mark ClarkOctober 27, 2014

Understanding Graham v. Connor

The 1989 case of Graham v. Connor is an example of how the actions of one officer can start a process that establishes law. Using the Graham standard, an officer must apply constitutionally appropriate levels of force based on the unique circumstances.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2014

DOJ Reveals Plans to Review Baltimore PD

A U.S. Department of Justice official pledged Monday to conduct a thorough, independent and objective review of the city police force after hearing more concerns from residents about excessive force and other misconduct by Baltimore officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2014

Growing Use of Police Body Cameras Raises Privacy Concerns

Scores of law enforcement agencies already use body-worn cameras, and calls for more have only grown across the U.S. after recent cases involving use of force have pitted the word of police officers against angry residents.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2014

Seattle Officers Suing City Say New Policies Play Politics with Their Lives

In an open revolt, more than 100 Seattle police officers suing to block new use-of-force polices assert that high-level city, police and union officials privately agree with their contention that the court-ordered changes put them and the public in danger.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2014

What Happens When Police Wear Body Cameras

Use of on-body video cameras by law enforcement officers can lead to a decline in use of force by officers, suggest an article covering agencies' use of this technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

DOJ to Conduct Broad Review of Police Tactics

The Justice Department is leading a broad review of police tactics, including the kind of deadly force that prompted recent protests in Missouri and New York, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday.

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