Three foreign residents sue Japan for police racial profiling practice – JURIST

Three foreign residents sue Japan for police racial profiling practice – JURIST

Three foreign-born Japanese residents have filed a statement of claim against the Japanese national and local governments for the alleged police practice of racial profiling. Each of the applicants sought damages of... Read more »
French court sentences 3 police officers involved in assault of Black man – JURIST

French court sentences 3 police officers involved in assault of Black man – JURIST

The Criminal Court of Seine-Saint-Denis has sentenced three police officers implicated in the assault of Theo Luhaka during his 2017 arrest to suspended imprisonment ranging from three months to one year, according... Read more »
Bangladesh High Court upholds decision to invalidate candidacy of politician accused of assaulting journalist and threatening police – JURIST

Bangladesh High Court upholds decision to invalidate candidacy of politician accused of assaulting journalist and threatening police – JURIST

The Bangladesh High Court rejected on Thursday a writ petition filed by Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhary, an Awami League-nominated candidate, and affirmed the decision of the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh to cancel... Read more »
UK police launch investigation into Post Office over miscarriage of justice leading to wrongful accusations of hundreds of postmasters – JURIST

UK police launch investigation into Post Office over miscarriage of justice leading to wrongful accusations of hundreds of postmasters – JURIST

The UK’s Metropolitan Police confirmed to The Times on Friday that it launched an investigation into the Post Office over the “widest miscarriage of justice in British history” that saw hundreds of... Read more »
Investigation Finds Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Too Often Incomplete, Unreleased

Investigation Finds Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Too Often Incomplete, Unreleased

While active shooter training varies widely across the country and that law enforcement officers make similar mistakes in mass shooting after mass shooting, those failures are not always clearly identified in reports... Read more »
DR Congo police forcefully disperse demonstrators amid concerns over national election legitimacy – JURIST

DR Congo police forcefully disperse demonstrators amid concerns over national election legitimacy – JURIST

A banned protest in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), turned violent on Wednesday as police forcefully dispersed demonstrators, leaving several people wounded. The protest was organized by opposition... Read more »
Serbian police crackdown on demonstrations following snap election – JURIST

Serbian police crackdown on demonstrations following snap election – JURIST

Serbian police announced Monday that they have detained 38 individuals involved in a protest against alleged irregularities in the recent elections. Teargas was deployed by police against the protesters, who are calling... Read more »
Investigation Finds Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Too Often Incomplete, Unreleased

Washington DC Council Chairman Introduces Bill Directing Mayor, Police to Embrace New Crime Initiatives

Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation that would direct the Mayor and police department to move forward with crime-fighting and gun violence reduction strategies that national criminal justice experts... Read more »
Investigation Finds Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Too Often Incomplete, Unreleased

Google Decision Will End Police Access to Location Data

A recent decision by Google to change the way it stores and accesses users’ opt-in “Location History” in Google Maps, making the data retention period shorter, and making it impossible for the... Read more »
Investigation Finds Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Too Often Incomplete, Unreleased

NYPD Agrees to Stop Withholding Footage of Police Shootings From Civilian Review Board

The New York Police Department has pledged to end its practice of not sharing videos in ongoing investigations with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Eric Umansky reports for ProPublica. The Civilian Complaint... Read more »
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