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Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagA scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve. -
Courtney Sherwood/OPBCrime is a major focus for Oregon candidates looking to unseat incumbent power in the May primary, even as data show little validity to the notion that overall crime is rising in the state.
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The CHP, one of California’s largest police agencies, does not provide body cameras for 97% of its officers. -
Senate Bill 1510 also provides grant money for social services and alters restrictions for people on probation or parole.
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Crime statistics are a loaded weapon. They can be aimed in any direction, to mean anything.
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An analysis by OPB of hacked data uncovers police officers, sheriff’s deputies and military in Oregon who had joined the far right militia group since 2009.
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Oregon's senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said he spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the agency's use of force during last summer's protests in Portland. Wyden said Mayorkas told him that "what went on in Portland is unacceptable.”
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Four years after a federal appeals court ruled that 30-day vehicle impounds for unlicensed drivers are unconstitutional, some law enforcement agencies across California are still doing them.
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Oregon Legislature recently approved a bill that will help fund mobile mental health crisis teams around the state.
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House Bill 3154 would require police agencies to report disciplinary action involving economic sanctions to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and create an easily accessible database to catalog those records.
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The first of more than a dozen bills aimed at increasing police oversight and accountability in Oregon were passed by the Senate, clearing a final hurdle on the way to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for signature.
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Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.
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Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.
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While many California law enforcement agencies have publicly supported the jury’s decision, some are unsure how it may affect policing going forward.
