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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine lawmakers will question top police officials about race disparities, surveillance tools
The joint standing committee on Criminal Justice and Public safety will meet Wednesday for the first time since the Legislature shut down for the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Atlanta police call out in protest, but the force says it’s managing
Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charges with murder for shooting a man in the back.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Atlanta officer charged with murder, 10 other crimes for shooting Rayshard Brooks
The black man was shot twice in the back last Friday night after fleeing and pointing a stun gun in the officer's direction.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Senate Republicans propose police changes more modest than Democrats’
The bill includes an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police
Tasers are increasingly the weapon of choice for European law enforcement.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
French leader rejects racism, but colonial statues to remain
President Emmanuel Macron also announces that France will reopen nearly everything shut in response to the coronavirus starting Monday.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Today's images of law enforcement are worlds away from an episode of 'Dragnet.'
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Some Minneapolis activists have doubts about disbanding police
Supporters who want to defund the police say it's not about abolishing the entire force but to spend more on what communities across the U.S. need, such as housing and education.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
New York City police misconduct often involves minority youths, study shows
Nearly two-thirds of complaints of mistreatment of youths involved young boys of color.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year
Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
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