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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2014

De Blasio Drops NYPD Appeal of Stop-and-Frisk Ruling

The judge, Shira A. Scheindlin of Federal District Court in Manhattan, had ruled that the policy resulted in “the disproportionate and discriminatory stopping of blacks and Hispanics in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2013

Pa. State Police Woo Military Veterans with Credit for Experience

The Pennsylvania State Police hope to entice active military personnel, veterans, and full-time cops to join its ranks by allowing them to replace college credits with work experience.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2013

Washington State Patrol Relaxes Drug, Crime Rules for Applicants

The Washington State Patrol faces the possible loss of more than 200 troopers and sergeants between now and 2017 through retirement, and it isn’t attracting enough qualified applicants to fill those holes.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2013

LAPD Struggles to Fill Ranks

Fewer people are applying to join the LAPD and, of those who do, a significantly higher number of them are being disqualified from consideration.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2013

LASD Hired Officers with Histories of Misconduct

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department hired dozens of officers even though background investigators found they had committed serious misconduct on or off duty, sheriff's files show.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013

Portland Police Agree to TASER Policy Changes

The police union waived its right to challenge proposed changes to the Police Bureau's use of force and Taser policies -- although it's unclear what final changes the city agreed to make.

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Articlesby Kirsti CorreaOctober 23, 2013

Guide to Online Criminal Justice Programs

View our comprehensive guide to 24 educational providers in the law enforcement realm.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2013

Video: Officer Shooting Mentally Ill Man Caught on Camera

Footage from a neighbor's surveillance camera appears to show a Dallas PD officer shooting an unarmed, stationary mentally ill man. The officer had said the man advanced toward him while raising a knife.

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Videosby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2013

Officer Shooting Mentally Ill Man Caught on Camera

Footage from a neighbor's surveillance camera appears to show a Dallas PD officer shooting an unarmed, stationary mentally ill man. The officer had said the man advanced toward him while raising a knife. Read the full story here.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffOctober 10, 2013

The Detroit Blues

A force of 2,419 Detroit Police officers now provides law enforcement services to the shrinking city of just over 706,000 residents. Between 1990 and 2011, the city lost a third of its residents. Since 2003, the agency has lost a third of its officers.

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