Kids remain an afterthought in police reforms, but there are few guidelines and no laws regarding police use of force against minors. There were thousands of such incidents in recent years.
A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno Police Department has updated its use-of-force policy as police departments across the country come under scrutiny for excessive force following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
A lawyer has released body cam footage from January showing police hitting a man and later mocking him as he lies bleeding. It's the department's third use-of-force controversy this month.
A man says police officers beat him and raped him with a truncheon last Thursday night. Four police officers have been charged, and demonstrators have taken to the streets over the incident.
PBS explores gun violence in the United States during its two-night Armed In America special, which will include town hall discussions moderated by All Things Considered weekend host Michel Martin.
The Anderson Police Department says it also hopes that the nunchucks could help "offset some of the more aggressive perceptions" the public has about police.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Los Angeles woman is suing Las Vegas police and an officer she says smashed her face into a glass table during her arrest during a scuffle last August at a Strip resort nightclub.
The Clark County district attorney recently cleared Metro police in three officer-involved shootings. DA Steve Wolfson said the officers acted lawfully in the shootings of three men: Alberto Castillo, Luis Silva, and Rafael Alonso Olivas.
Videotape of Henderson police beating and kicking a motorist while on the ground has stirred anger in the community. The motorist has settled with the city.
