As congressional lawmakers work toward one of the most ambitious policing overhauls in decades, there is increasing division between Republicans and Democrats about how to accomplish a common goal.
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Maine lawmakers will question top police officials about race disparities, surveillance tools
The joint standing committee on Criminal Justice and Public safety will meet Wednesday for the first time since the Legislature shut down for the pandemic.
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Atlanta police call out in protest, but the force says it’s managing
Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charges with murder for shooting a man in the back.
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Atlanta officer charged with murder, 10 other crimes for shooting Rayshard Brooks
The black man was shot twice in the back last Friday night after fleeing and pointing a stun gun in the officer’s direction.
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Senate Republicans propose police changes more modest than Democrats’
The bill includes an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race.
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France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police
Tasers are increasingly the weapon of choice for European law enforcement.
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French leader rejects racism, but colonial statues to remain
President Emmanuel Macron also announces that France will reopen nearly everything shut in response to the coronavirus starting Monday.
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Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Today’s images of law enforcement are worlds away from an episode of ‘Dragnet.’
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Some Minneapolis activists have doubts about disbanding police
Supporters who want to defund the police say it’s not about abolishing the entire force but to spend more on what communities across the U.S. need, such as housing and education.
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New York City police misconduct often involves minority youths, study shows
Nearly two-thirds of complaints of mistreatment of youths involved young boys of color.