NLG Reports Police Beating in Sacramento
Details are sketchy at this time. An email was sent out from the Sacramento Office of the…
Use of Force Expert Analyzes Mann Shooting, Believes It Is Premeditated Murder
The dashcam video of the Joseph Mann shooting in Sacramento shows officers in pursuit of the African…
Justice Watch: We Don’t Know How Deep Police Misconduct Goes
The Washington Post reported this week that FBI Director James Comey said we have no idea if…
Commentary: Greater Police Transparency Needed
Across the causeway in Sacramento a contentious city council meeting last night on police reform is eerily…
Sunday Commentary: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
The death of Tyre King has spawned a number of questions and a debate. The 13-year-old was…
Commentary: Lack of Prompt Medical Attention Aggravating Factor in Police Shootings
The reports came out yesterday that police in South Florida shot another unarmed black man. In this…
Commentary: Column on White Police Shootings Misses the Point
I appreciate Rich Rifkin’s column today, “When whites are shot by cops, there’s total silence,” because it…
Analysis: What to Make of Study on Police Shootings and Use of Force
The headline in the New York Times read “Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of…
My View II: Dallas Illustrates the Need to Police Bad Cops
The biggest challenge that police agencies across the country face is the need to identify those people…
Another Killing, of a Black Man in Louisiana, Captured on Video, Spawns Anger and Protests
Here we go again. When 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a black man, was shot and killed by officers…
Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?
Two Baltimore Police officers have now been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, including the only…
Adachi on the Need for Use of Force Reforms (Video)
During his opening remarks to the 2016 SF Justice Summit on Police Use of Force, Jeff Adachi…
Use of Force Expert Breaks Down Recent Police Killings
At last week’s San Francisco Justice Summit that focused on police use of force, Jeff Adachi called…
Finding Alternatives to Lethal Force by Police
By Matthew Simpson On March 13, 2016, off-duty Farmer’s Branch police officer Ken Johnson confronted two youths…
Guest Commentary: Taser Use Resulting In Unnecessary Deaths
by Antoinnette Borbon Back a couple of weeks ago, the Vanguard sat in on a case where…
Commentary: Discussion Must Move Beyond Race to Police Training and Tactics
A couple of comments yesterday caught my attention – they argued that some of the recent cases…
Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police
The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a…
Commentary: Should Police Rethink When to Use Force?
It is a key question that increasingly we have to address. The case of Walter Scott in…
Are Police Body Cameras the Way to Go to Protect Police and Citizens?
In the wake of Ferguson, we have had a nationwide discussion on issues focusing on police accountability…
Cleveland Hammered by US DOJ For At Least 16 Police Misconduct Cases
Following the recent outcry in Ferguson and Staten Island, the US Justice Department delivered a scathing report…
