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Holder: Trayvon Martin Killing 'Unnecessary'
The Department of Justice is considering bringing a federal civil rights prosecution of George Zimmerman following a jury's acquittal of him for murder charges.
July 15, 2013
Photo via European Parliment/Flickr.
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Ohio Agencies Collect $3.4M In Asset Forfeiture
The Department of Justice distributed $3.4 million in asset forfeiture funds to state and local law enforcement agencies in Ohio stemming from three federal cases.
July 10, 2013
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DOJ: Miami PD Used Excessive Force
For the first time ever, a federal judge will monitor the Miami Police Department to help prevent its officers from using excessive force after the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday found that several police-involved shootings were unjustified during a four-year period.
July 8, 2013
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DOJ Demands $12.5M Payout for LASD Racial Harassment
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and others to pay $12.5 million to Antelope Valley residents it says were victims of harassment and intimidation by deputies.
July 1, 2013
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DOJ: L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Targeted Blacks
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has agreed to make changes, after a two-year Department of Justice probe uncovered "widespread" unlawful detentions and searches of blacks, Latinos, and other residents of subsidized housing.
June 30, 2013
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Judge Approves New Orleans Jail Reform Plan
A federal judge approved a consent decree Thursday governing an operational overhaul of Orleans Parish Prison that would reform one of the country's most dangerous lockups known for inmate deaths, sexual assaults, beatings, stabbings and poor medical care.
June 6, 2013
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Philly Top Cop Asks Feds to Review Department
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsay has asked the Department of Justice to investigate officers' use of force at one of the nation's largest law enforcement agencies.
May 28, 2013
Photo via Irish Philadelphia Photo Essays/Flickr.
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Federal Oversight of LAPD Ends
The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight.
May 16, 2013
Photo by Paul Clinton.
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The DOJ's VALOR Training Initiative
The goal of the VALOR Initiative is to help officers rediscover and hone their officer safety skills. Regional VALOR training sessions are conducted at no cost to the host agency or to the officers who attend.
May 13, 2013
Photo by Paul Clinton.
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Seattle's Interim Chief Leaves Department
The Seattle Police Department's interim police chief said Monday he will leave his post in May, citing a DOJ settlement agreement and monitoring plan as one reason for his departure.
April 7, 2013
Jim Pugel (right) replaces John Diaz as Seattle PD's interim chief. Photos courtesy of SPD.
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Death Benefits
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act was signed into law in 1976, and it codified a means for the families of fallen law enforcement officers to file claims with the Department of Justice for financial assistance.
March 20, 2013
Photo courtesy of Jon Adler.
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2 Colo. Agencies Settle Deaf-Subject Complaints with DOJ
The Arapahoe (Colo.) County Sheriff's Office and Englewood Police Department agreed to better accommodate deaf subjects to settle legal action brought by the Department of Justice.
March 20, 2013
Pictogram courtesy of DOJ.
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