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
The complaints dropped by 64 percent from 2009 to 2014
Protesters have set up tents around the 4th Precinct station near where the shooting occurred
A police source said the department has begun an audit to find out just what and how much is missing
The report focuses on the police response from April 25 to May 3
Authorities have released few details about the shooting, which has enraged community members
The video was released on YouTube by the San Francisco public defender’s office
Ray Tensing was fired after the fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose
Authorities have said little about what happened before Freddie Gray was arrested and suffered a severe spinal injury
This arrest brings new scrutiny to a federal agency already reeling from a series of scandals stretching back to 2012
In the video, the officer calls a boy on the bus ‘Justin Bieber’
Three officers were closing in on the area after Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s call about ‘suspicious individuals’
An independent criminal investigation is ongoing
Retired Officer W. Ken Katsaris is the third expert who has concluded that the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice was justified
The decision was the outcome of a discrimination lawsuit filed by 12 female officers
Three officers repeatedly shocked the suspect after he ran from the patrol vehicle to the doors of an emergency room
The incident wasn’t publicly known for weeks until local news aired the video
People felt they knew Joe well, but of course they didn’t know the Joe that we are hearing about now
There were 13 prosecutions and seven cases ending in dismissed charges against Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz since 2006
One officer had reportedly been messaging Chris Few’s fiancée on Facebook and came to her home prior to the shooting of Few and his son
The captain has asked for support from anyone who supports the legalization of marijuana
The names of the officers have not been released
Prosecutors have yet to lodge formal charges in court records
Both officers have been the targets of excessive force complaints in the past
The challenge in interpreting such videos is the context, including tensions with the state of race relations in America
The officers are being held on $1M bond
Officers are shown using stun guns and batons on people at a university campus
Police officers may be more at risk of turning to suicide when faced with a scandal than the average person
The Ferguson neighborhood policing program calls for teams of officers to be assigned to a specific area
The boy was shot when he was in the front seat of a vehicle officers fired into during a pursuit with the boy’s father
The review comes after it was found a psychologist had not been meeting standards
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