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.
Meet Sgt. Gene Reid, a Delaware sergeant who calls Professional Standards the most unique and fulfilling role of his career – one rooted in accountability and integrity
Too often, police leaders seem to believe that ‘bad officers’ only flourish in someone else’s back yard and not their own
By tracking metrics like use of force, sick leave and highly emotional envents, early intervention systems help agencies spot at-risk officers and provide proactive wellness support
It’s not clear what led up to the incident, or what happened after the camera stopped recording
Authorities believe the death is an ‘isolated incident’
The arrests come after the FBI and Georgia investigators executed search warrants
Christopher Wheeler was convicted last year on 25 counts of dealing child porn
Dashcam video from Brian Encinia’s patrol car shows the traffic stop quickly became confrontational
A police spokesperson said ‘an indefinite suspension’ was the ‘equivalent to being fired’
Body camera advocates say the technology will help bring clarity to controversial encounters
The 170-page document was developed by UT System police
The report emphasizes that ;a vast majority of police interactions with the public do not involve use of force’
After onlookers posted videos to social media claiming the officer used unjust force, the sheriff released full video
Either the officer misunderstood legal standards that allow police to enter a home, or old warrants were used
Officer Robert Pulkownik shot the man twice with a shotgun that fires beanbags
The officer allowed himself to be filmed ‘without knowing the words, content, or context’
After the incident, the department did not release information about the case
The nearly 70 cadets remaining in the class are scheduled to graduate in mid-March
Police said at the time that the officers were responding to a report of other officers down
Georgia is the only state that currently allows an officer to be present during the entire grand jury proceedings
The measure would make changes to the state’s Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
The figure is the maximum claim allowed under the hospital center’s liability insurance policy
The officer has been doing seven-second skits under the name ‘Angry Cops’
The officer posted a 10-second video to his private Facebook account over the weekend
About 70 percent of the 14K would-be officers in a recent pool of applicants are black, Hispanic or Asian
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training received more than a half-dozen complaints about the sheriff
Former officer Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter this month after a 2014 shooting in a stairwell
They cited blowback for supporting the computerized DNA analysis called TrueAllele
Some of what the group is asking would be impossible without changes to state laws
The chief of the accused department said the allegations were the ‘most ridiculous’ thing he’s heard during his tenure
The order stalls the trial for Officer Edward Nero, whose trial was scheduled to begin with jury selection Monday
He was seen carrying a sign reading ‘cop lives matter’
The agreement seeks to resolve the harsh findings of a 2011 federal investigation into 33 police shootings