Policing

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Philadelphia’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation initiative took flight last summer in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

In a scathing report, Philly DA Larry Krasner accused Philadelphia law enforcement officials of winning convictions in decades-old cases through unjust means.

Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks.

The video played a major role in igniting a global protest movement against police violence, and was used as evidence in the trial of Floyd's killer.

The PPD officer who arrested Jacob Giddings allegedly deleted the video of the arrest on Giddings' phone, which was all on police body camera footage.

It’s a troubling trend on top of this year’s substantial increases thus far in both shooting victims and homicide victims.

Sheilah Coley was praised for diversifying and modernizing the department, but was criticized for the city’s violence and telling officers to stand down during unrest.

The decision upheld a state appellate court ruling issued last October. That panel ruled unanimously that Grewal has the authority to release the files.

The former journalist was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981, in a trial many say was suffused with racial bias.

A federal judge has ordered the PPD to test what happens when officers change how they handle quality of life offenses like littering, panhandling, and carrying open liquor co

However, not all N.J. police departments have received their cameras, as some are waiting for their orders to come in. Evidence on their effectiveness is mixed.

Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.

A group called Police-Free CSD is working with the school board to recraft the memorandum of understanding with the local police department.

For the general public, getting a glimpse of any body or dashcam footage is a rare feat, partly thanks to a Pennsylvania law that makes it hard to access.