On November 2, 2021, USA Today published an alarming report on the high number of American teenagers hurt by law enforcement. In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the USA Today report finds that police injure thousands of teens nationwide each year. In many of these cases, excessive force is an issue. Young Black teenagers are […]
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Decertification for Violent and Abusive Police Officers
On September 30th, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of police reform laws to strengthen the state’s “use of force” practices and expose police abuse to public scrutiny. Among other things, the new laws creates a decertification system for law enforcement officers who have engaged in violent abuse and misconduct. In this article, our […]
