police reform

Former Buffalo, New York police officer Cariol Horne is credited with saving a man’s life in 2006, when she intervened to stop a white officer from keeping a Black man in a chokehold during an arrest. Now she’s calling for lawmakers to pass Cariol’s Law, which would protect other cops who intervene when an officer’s use of force goes over...

President Joe Biden is planning to sign executive actions on police reform as early as this month, three people familiar with the plans said, as his administration seeks to unilaterally jumpstart an issue that’s a top priority for a key constituency.

Some local politicians said they would cut funds allocated toward policing to boost social services. But a year later, those budgets have been restored or are even bigger

Almost a year and a half later, no one, it seems, is happy. Not even the councilor who proposed the resolution.

“I do think that people were on the other side because of disinformation…the other thing is, people cannot sometimes imagine something different. We are stuck with these paradigms about ‘police keep us safe'” but many Black Americans do not feel safe around the police. Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the civil rights organization The Advancement Project, unpacks how Minneapolis...

Police accountability activists are vowing to keep fighting for change despite the failure of a ballot proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a reimagined public safety unit

This story was updated on Nov. 3, 2021, at 5:20 p.m. ET. Minneapolis residents hit the polls yesterday to vote for mayor, ultimately reelecting Democrat incumbent Jacob Frey, and to weigh in on several ballot measures, one of which would’ve replaced the city’s police department with a “Department of Public Safety.” Results of the police reform ballot measure came in…

Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety — an idea that arose from the May 2020 death of George Floyd

The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has sparked a national conversation on police reform, ranging from defunding departments to enhancing training

Philadelphia police disproportionately pull over Black drivers for minor offenses like a broken taillight, but those stops don’t do much to reduce violent crime – a gun or drugs are found about 1% of the time. Under the Driving Equality Bill that recently passed City Council, drivers would get a ticket in the mail for those minor violations –...

A proposal on the Minneapolis ballot about the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed has its roots in the “defund the police” movement

Many of the law enforcement changes enacted by states after George Floyd’s death have centered on policing tactics, not on racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Senate negotiators say bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without agreement

No issue was more defining for Annissa Essaibi George in Boston’s preliminary mayoral election than her support of police. In a race where the candidates agreed on most key issues, the city councilor’s commitment to hiring more police stood out — as did the very public and well-funded support of former Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. The police angle...

Annissa Essaibi George has the support of much of the police community in Boston’s mayoral race, but political experts wonder whether that will help her or hurther in the general election against Michelle Wu.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey announced new reforms for the city’s police department and how it responds to mental health crises.

Medical and mental health professionals as well as community members will be more involved in responding to mental health crises in Boston under a pilot program announced by Mayor Kim Janey Thursday. Starting immediately, teams of emergency medical technicians and mental health workers can be sent to 911 calls citywide for mental health crises that don’t pose a safety risk,…

In a split second, police may have to decide whether to use force and it can mean life or death. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, known as the ATF, showed reporters how law enforcement officers around the country operate under these guidelines in potentially dangerous situations. “We want to try and close the gap between…

NBC10’s Monica Madeja met with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabaco and Firearms to try their training for what to do in a traffic stop.