by Brooke Kaufman
An opinion piece from The Daily Beast writer Tana Ganeva responds to a recent claim from New York City Mayor Eric Adams that “a very dangerous environment” is created when people record videos of police officers. The videos, which can capture police abuse of power or excessive ...
by Brooke Kaufman
For years, the FBI has been collecting information from police departments on their use of force. “Lackluster participation” from law enforcement, however, has prevented the agency from publishing public reports or statistics based on the data.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights doesn’t buy this ...
by Brooke Kaufman
Baton Rouge, LA — In an interview with the WBRZ Investigative Unit Feb. 18, State Police Colonel Lamar Davis admitted his agency erased the cell phones of top leaders during a state and federal investigation into the death of Ronald Greene. Greene, a Black man, died in ...
by Brooke Kaufman
In recent years, law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology during investigations has steadily increased. This rise can largely be attributed to the “booming” surveillance industry, which draws from a growing cache of publicly available biometric data. Limits on the use of this technology, however, are part ...
by Brooke Kaufman
According to a recent article from Fox KTVU, Contra Costa County, California, has contracted with Uptrust, a private technology company, to put an end to the practice of jailing defendants who fail to appear for a court mandated appointment.
Jacob Sills, the chief executive officer and cofounder ...
by Brooke Kaufman
A USA Today Opinion article from Georgina Yeomans and Kevin Jason, who serve as assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., questions the disparate treatment of members of law enforcement and citizens in cases of misconduct or actual mistakes. Yeomans and Jason use ...
