How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
by Eric Umansky, with additional reporting by Umar Farooq ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Big Problem with No Clear Answer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -This week, the city council approved a statement against…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Council Needs a Stronger Statement on Tyre Nichols
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a lot of ways, the murder of…
Two Years after Floyd, President Biden to Advance Historic Executive Order on Police Accountability
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Washington, DC – On the two year anniversary of the murder…
Court Orders Body Cameras Worn in Five Prisons
By Angie D. Gordon In the coming years, perhaps months, officer-worn body cameras will likely become the…
Too Little Too Late – Sac Sheriff Announces Body Cameras Month after Death of Kershawn Geyger
By Catherine Pentoney SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department announced this week through their Facebook account that,…
Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos
By Chad Marlow – When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras become nothing more than a police propaganda tool.
Pivotal Police Reforms Approved By SF Police Commission After 2 1/2 Years
By Dylan Ferguson and Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO- The San Francisco Police Commission this last Wednesday…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability
Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of…
Axon Decides to Ban Facial Recognition on Body Cameras
Axon, a maker of officer-worn body cameras used by many United States police departments, today announced that…
Sunday Commentary: Body Cameras Aren’t Having the Impact That Some Expected… But Those People Didn’t Understand Psychology
In 1991, an amateur video surfaced of police officers badly beating motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles. …
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Police Reform Legislation
California will soon make police misconduct records available to the public and ensure police departments release of…
Late Night Craziness in Legislature – Legislature Passes Several Police Reform Measures at 11th Hour
Bills to Open Up Police Officer Records, and Require Release of Body-Cam Footage Pass, Signaling New Era…
Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis
We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal…
Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes
No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council,…
Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy
The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike…
Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?
The “other thing” I did this weekend was attend the Friday press conference in Sacramento on the…
Should Juries Disregard Testimony of Police Who Fail to Turn On Cameras?
by Matthew Segal Courts should empower juries to devalue or disregard police testimony when officers fail to…
Justice Watch: Columnist Nails Sac Council on Police Protesters
When people are angry at a public meeting, sometimes the best approach is to sit there and…
Commentary: Greater Police Transparency Needed
Across the causeway in Sacramento a contentious city council meeting last night on police reform is eerily…
