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A state legislative committee investigating the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is set to hear more testimony from law enforcement officers on Monday. The committee, chaired by State Rep. Dustin Burrows, aims to provide an accurate account of the events surrounding the shooting, which killed 19
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The Justice Department has opened a comprehensive investigation into the Louisiana State Police, the agency's first federal review of a statewide law enforcement agency in two decades. The probe will cover policies, training, supervision, and systems of accountability, following allegations of excessive force and racially discriminatory conduct, including
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Two weeks after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 students and two teachers dead, the US Justice Department has announced a review of law enforcement's response to the tragedy. Attorneys General Merrick Garland stated that the review will be comprehensive, transparent, and
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The U.S. Department of Justice has released an updated guidance to help law enforcement agencies improve their response to sexual assault and domestic violence, examining how gender bias can undermine their efforts and providing a set of basic principles for integration into policies, training, and practices. This revised guidance
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The Upson County of Georgia has issued a statement regarding the Uvalde, Texas police department and local school district police's cooperation with state Department of Public Safety investigators into the massacre at Robb Elementary School. The incident resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers. The
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Neighbors and bystanders urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, carried out a 40-minute rampage, killing 19 children and two teachers. Witnesses criticized the law enforcement response, saying officers did not immediately enter the school, with one witness stating,
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Today marks a milestone in policing reform as President Biden signs a new Executive Order, closely tied to the second anniversary of George Floyd's tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. In a ceremony at the White House, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler
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President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at preventing and punishing police misconduct, a step that came on the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd. The order authorizes the formation of a national accreditation system for police departments and creates a national database of federal officers
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed at improving police accountability, marking the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder. The order directs federal agencies to revise use-of-force policies, banning tactics like chokeholds and restricting no-knock warrants. It also calls for a national standard for accrediting police
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As National Police Week came to a close, Congressman Tom Rice and Representative Abigail Spanberger urged the U.S. House leadership to bring their bipartisan bill, the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, to the floor for a vote. The bill aims to reauthorize
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Congressman Vern Buchanan led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the passage of the Thin Blue Line Act, a bill that would strengthen penalties against cop killers. The legislation, which passed the House in the 115th Congress, would make the murder or attempted murder of a police officer
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As the nation kicks off National Police Week, the Problem Solvers Caucus has announced its endorsement of Congressman Tom Rice's bill aimed at bolstering resources and investments in law enforcement. The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022 would
