(The Center Square) – The contract agreement between Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild has been approved 6-3 by the city council, providing pay increases for officers and accountability ...

The Arizona NAACP is responding to the violent arrest of Israel Devoe, a Phoenix man who was acquitted of all charges stemming from a 2024 traffic stop in which officers assaulted him.

The 24-year-old’s death marked a seminal moment in the Twin Cities police accountability movement, spurring changes in how use-of-force incidents are handled. Jamar Clark’s eyes peer down on Plymouth ...

Seattle councilmember Rob Saka introduced a resolution to completely cut ties with any commitments to defund the police. After the murder of unarmed Minneapolis resident George Floyd in 2020, the ...

In the USA, so many Black parents have seen their children killed by police that, now, growing numbers of those same parents are building a grassroots movement for accountability and justice. On Oct.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A summit focusing on problems with local and federal authorities kicked off in Kansas City this week. Civil rights attorneys are teaming up to shine a light on cases like ...

Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for “defund the police” in a radio interview in June 2020 amidst nationwide protests for police reform, just months before denouncing the movement after she ...

A new online tool called the National Police Index launched this week, allowing residents in 17 states to access the employment history of police officers, with the aim of increasing transparency and ...

Howard County has two forces overseeing police conduct — the state-mandated Police Accountability Board and a grassroots, community-formed Police Accountability Task Force that aims to hold the ...

To his credit, Evandro Carvalho, the executive director of Boston’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, is candid about the challenges he has faced since taking on that job a little more ...

For years, well-publicized examples of police failing to hold officers accountable for misconduct have helped paint a harsh portrait of an institution that refuses to earn the public trust it relies ...