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Civil Rights Groups Push Justice Dept. for More Stringent Reports of Deaths in Police Custody August 30, 2016 By Andrea Noble – The Washington Times Civil rights activists and even FBI Director James Comey have said it’s ridiculous that there is no government database to track the number of people fatally shot by police or who die in law enforcement … Read More

Two Thousand Seattle Police Dashcam Videos Deleted Because of “Technology Glitch” Aug 30, 2016 by Ansel Herz Dashcam videos are important because of cases like this. SPD A technological failure led to the destruction of 2,283 videos recorded by patrol cars of police conduct over the course of two days in July, according to Seattle police. During a press call … Read More

State Lawmakers, ACLU Consider Legislation to Regulate Police Surveillance By Kevin Rector and Ian Duncan  – The Baltimore Sun State lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are considering legislation that would regulate police surveillance programs — and require public disclosure — after the Baltimore Police Department ran a secret aerial surveillance program over the city for months. The head of the … Read More

FOX13 Investigates Concerns about Stop & Frisk Policy in Memphis by Greg Coy September 2, 2016 Rumors of a controversial policy are raising some questions across the Mid-South. Are they or are they not discussing Stop and Frisk? The Memphis Police Department sent FOX13 an email on Wednesday. “There has been no discussion of Stop and Frisk,” Memphis Police Director, … Read More

Gay Police Chief Didn’t Follow Town Policy FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 2016 by Jeffrey Collins – Associated Press LATTA, S.C. (AP) — The openly gay police chief of a small South Carolina town was suspended after failing to inform supervisors of a sexual harassment claim, revealing an officer’s salary at a public meeting and other issues that arose over a few weeks, … Read More

An Experimental Policing Tool Is Gaining Traction Across The Country — And There Are Major Civil-Liberties Concerns By Michelle Mark  Sep. 3, 2016, 8:12 PM A New York Police Department officer watches video feeds in the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative facility in New York September 1, 2011. Reuters/Lucas Jackson Police departments in major US cities have been trying to forestall violent … Read More

Canada’s Crime Rate Surges Back After 12 Years Ottawa, Aug 29: The national crime rate in Canada has increased three percent in 2015, showing the first increase in 12 years. According to Statistics Canada reports, more than 1.9 million Criminal Code incidents excluding traffic offences were reported by police last year, which is 70,000 more than those reported in 2014. National rates of … Read More

Sri Lanka : Code of Ethics for Police by Anurangi Singh (August 28, 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The National Police Commission has provided guidelines as to how the Police should conduct themselves when questioning suspects and exercising power in its newly formed Code of ethics. The new ethics looks to minimize unprofessional conduct, to exercise high standards of professionalism and … Read More