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 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
Tarantino has drawn criticism from police and their supporters across the country
Authorities say they have strong evidence at least two others were involved in the embezzlement of thousands of dollars
The mournful pride for Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz has been replaced with a bitter feeling of betrayal
Attorney General rejected arguments that the taxpayer-funded decals improperly mixed religion and government
The first two ended in mistrial
Dispatchers prioritized the call as a burglary, but officers were tied up on other calls
Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was worried the administrator would discover he had been embezzling money
When one cop is found out to be dirty, it besmirches the badge for the 99.99 percent of officers out there doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons
Jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on the civil rights charge
The department rescinded the award after newly released dash cam was published
In an 18-page letter to the agency, the ex-sheriff also said the deputy had not followed policy for documentation
The death of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz in September triggered a massive manhunt
The new data will include demographics of people on whom officers use force
Arkansas State Police arrested 50-year-old David Houser on suspicion of filing a false police report
Dash cam footage of the encounter has viewers split on why woman was stopped
Police say every error or misjudgment is broadcast endlessly, creating hostility towards cops
In the video, Judge criticizes a lawsuit against the chief that his board had pushed
Drug and alcohol testing of the county volunteers will be conducted randomly
About 100 students gathered to express opinions about Ben Fields’ firing in relation to the classroom arrest video
Supervisory Special Agent Art Gonzales had to use deadly force against his estranged wife to save his own life — the legal battle to follow would be almost as difficult as the incident itself
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