White House To Reauthorize Military Equipment For Police
The demilitarization of police, which often act like an occupying force in communities, is a key demand of Black Lives Matter activists.
The demilitarization of police, which often act like an occupying force in communities, is a key demand of Black Lives Matter activists.
The leaks reveal contracts between police and city authorities to guarantee disciplinary records and complaints made against officers are kept secret or destroyed.
By The Guardian
Contracts between police and city authorities, leaked after hackers breached the website of the country’s biggest law enforcement union, contain guarantees that disciplinary records and complaints made against officers are kept secret or even destroyed. A Guardian analysis of dozens of contracts obtained from the servers of the Fraternal Order
Not everyone, however, is applauding the not-so-groundbreaking technique.
In an effort to reduce crime on the streets of Chicago, the Chicago Police Department has expanded the use of foot patrols to 20 of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods.
The surge of on-foot officers in Chicago first began in March. Twenty rookie officers were stationed in “
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