The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities.
Tag: Police Use of Force
For 55 officers involved in fatal shootings this year, it wasn’t their first time – The Washington Post
An analysis exposes another gap in the federal government’s oversight of fatal police shootings nationwide.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/for-55-officers-involved-in-fatal-shootings-this-year-it-wasnt-their-first-time/2015/12/22/435cb680-9d04-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html
For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection
The U.S. high court’s continual refinement of an obscure legal doctrine has made it harder to hold police accountable when accused of using excessive force.
See the Website HERE
Paterson police-involved shooting – Analysis by Professor Peter Moskos
You can’t see the original content unless you have a subscription to the newspaper that it is reported in.
Nice analysis. Check out more of his blog too.
www.copinthehood.com/2020/04/paterson-police-involved-shooting.html
Evidence-Based Policing and Fatal Police Shootings: Promise, Problems, and Prospects – Lawrence W. Sherman, 2020
Evidence-Based Policing and Fatal Police Shootings: Promise, Problems, and Prospects – Lawrence W. Sherman, 2020
— Read on journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002716220902073
How police justify shootings: The 1974 killing of an unarmed teen set a standard
After Edward Garner, 15, was shot dead by police in Memphis, Tennessee, the Supreme Court established that police cannot shoot fleeing suspects unless they pose immediate danger.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/officer-killed-unarmed-teen-1974-it-changed-how-police-justify-n1120611
See also Graham HERE
Police Videos Aren’t Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them? : NPR
Kelly Mcevers discusses police videos in her podcast series “Embedded”. Several other police videos are discussed throughout the series. All videos can be found in “Embedded”.
Jonathan Ferrell
— Read on www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521102557/police-videos-arent-going-away-how-can-we-learn-from-them
