Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs
The Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs topic area features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived law enforcement misconduct.
A new COPS Office guide details lessons learned from the implementation of law enforcement best practices
Failure to manage confidential criminal informants can lead to personal and municipal civil liability, and even criminal prosecution of officers
Case demonstrates what happens when police supervisors display indifference to their responsibility to train, supervise and discipline subordinate officers
The City Council agreed to put a measure on the ballot which, if approved, would let the volunteer Citizen Oversight Board appoint an independent monitor
District Attorney Larry Krasner says his office needs the information to prevent wrongful convictions
Salvador Sanchez, 32, was charged with manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm related to an off-duty confrontation in 2019
An internal investigation found that the two officers had trespassed on restricted grounds
A judge’s ruling sided with Kimberly Potter, who police say mistook her firearm for a TASER when she shot Wright
It’s the third such probe of policing brought by the Justice Department in the Biden administration
The officer who shot a man as he was fleeing up an escalator has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct
Video shows officers kicking a suspect and hitting a bystander who was recording the incident
Bodycam video showed one officer using his pistol to beat a man he was attempting to arrest, choking him and threatening to shoot him
The National Decertification Index is a free tool for law enforcement
The single largest expense after salaries was security for the Hennepin County courthouse, which cost $773,000
Police Chief Michel Moore had directed the officer to a panel comprised of community members with the recommendation that the officer be fired
The practice of playing music to trigger copyright filters on social media was condemned by a police spokesperson
“He thought this was just a joke,” the town’s mayor said. “This is the most egregious and offensive thing you could possibly do”
Officer Lisa Schaps had voiced support for her department’s thin blue line uniform patch at a local board meeting and on the TV show “Fox & Friends”
The proper interpretation of Minnesota’s third-degree murder statute has been disputed in the cases involving the ex-officers
The incident in part led to a revision of Chicago’s foot pursuit policy
The suspect, who was driving a car that was reported stolen, led police on a pursuit prior to the shooting
Going forward, New Jersey police departments will have to annually publish names of officers who were fired, demoted or suspended for more than five days
Dennis White tried to go to court to block his firing, calling the allegations false and saying the mayor had no cause to terminate him
The guide could, for example, call for an officer to attend classes or training, conduct a research project or perform community service
Derek Chauvin has no criminal history and would likely be targeted for prison violence, his attorney argued
One of the fired officers was reinstated with full back pay, while the firing of another was upheld
“I would do it all over again and I probably would’ve done it sooner. I don’t regret any part of this,” said Nate Silvester
The termination had nothing to do with Nate Silvester’s TikTok videos, said the town’s mayor
Among the charges are second-degree murder and manslaughter
Police Commissioner Dennis White had sued after the mayor moved to fire him over decades-old abuse allegations
In a lawsuit, three deputies described the agency’s undercover unit as a “booze-fueled playground for sexual exploitation”
Peer intervention training from Axon teaches officers ways to approach a fellow officer about troublesome behavior
Chief Michel Moore also said the investigation was part of LAPD’s attempt to purge extremists from its ranks
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