#police-reform

#police-reform

The city's police department is no closer to ending two decades of direct oversight by a federal judge, having failed once again to investigate enough complaints against officers within a timeframe set by the court. Between January and March of this year, the Oakland Police Department's internal affairs unit finished vetting just 65% of the most serious complaints within six months far short of a required 85% threshold.

The Government has announced that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished, saving the taxpayer at least £100 million and helping to fund frontline officers to cut crime through AI. Other key measures already announced by the government include proposals for a new National Centre of Policing, which will make the best use of taxpayer money by bringing together crucial support services such as IT and forensics, and a police performance unit to drive up standards. The move comes as part of a major series of reforms to policing to raise national standards within the police, strengthen performance management and end the postcode lottery in crime outcome.

"To a certain extent, it feels like it was a while ago, but of course it wasn't." "It was a monumental moment for so many officers and staff in the Met who just felt absolutely let down by the behaviour of [Wayne Couzens]," Det Supt Goodwin said. "It really felt like a big driver for change. "Of course, as we all know, there's still more to do. We've just got to do what we can do to honour Sarah's memory."

Dr Shereen Daniels said that systemic racism was "not a matter of perception", adding that "true accountability begins with specificity". "The same systems that sustain racial harm against black people also enable other forms of harm. Confronting this is not an act of exclusion but a necessary foundation for safety, fairness and justice for everyone," Dr Daniels said.

We're incredibly excited to announce that community leaders Dean Preston and Cat Brooks will be speaking at the 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala and 2025 Best of the Bay Winners' Celebration! Support local independent media and join us Wednesday, October 22, 6pm-9pm at El Rio in the Mission for live salsa music, complimentary local bites, great drinks, the 2025 Best of the Bay winners, and tons of community spirit!

In November, 2020, the city hired Kroll Associates to review and evaluate the Austin Police Department (APD) on the extent to which discrimination, racism and bigotry are present in the protocols and practices of the department, beginning with an assessment of the academy. As the resolution notes, Kroll recommended that the academy shift away from "stress-oriented military style curricula toward a resiliency -based approach."

Since George Floyd's murder, calls have grown louder for accountability-essential but incomplete. Yes, we absolutely need to hold officers accountable and ensure that officers are punished for wrongdoing. But accountability is reactive-it comes only after a tragedy. Rarely does it drive prevention of the next tragedy. In fact, the threat of being sanctioned often creates perverse incentives-driving employees to cover up misconduct that helps explain why punishment alone fails to prevent the excessive use of force.

Cops are neither inherently heroic nor abusive. They are individuals.

The Berkeley Police Department first adopted its fair and impartial policing policy in 2014, aiming to eliminate racial profiling and reduce disparities.

Many critiques of 'defund the police' stemmed from a misunderstanding that it implied total abolition, while proponents advocated for resource reallocation to community services.

Police in school programs make our children less safe and not more safe. Studies show that particularly Black and Indigenous children are criminalized for what should be everyday discipline.

The first-responder system that should be there to help him was putting him in danger. There had to be a better option—and there was.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon criticized proposed consent decrees as an overreach that undermines local control, placing power in the hands of unelected officials.

This is organized crime on every level, as you can imagine. They are emulating the people that are above them," Joe Cardinale told NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas, referring to the TDA.

I think this was about power. It wasn't a mistake. It was about, 'you need to listen to me because I'm in charge.'

It's really disheartening that we are not seeing the change that we need after four years, and that we're still talking about the same thing.

The Muppets and Darth Vader themes were used as the prime minister came in, which is what we always did for Rishi - apparently he's a Star Wars fan, the activist told the court.