police reform

Prince George’s County has settled a lawsuit brought by officers of color who alleged racial discrimination, retaliation and unfair promotion practices within the Prince George’s County Police Department.  A settlement was reached this past weekend after a 2 1/2 year battle and more than $17 million in taxpayer dollars spent by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ administration.  Most of the...

Prince George’s County settled a major lawsuit filed by county police officers who alleged racial discrimination and retaliation.

An audit of the Montgomery County Police Department calls for increased training and changes to several department policies.

Audit says use of force policies should be reviewed among other recommendations. Darcy Spencer reports.

For years, Prince George’s County police have used sports and other activities to connect with kids. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on how they’ve evolved their program and are trying to build trust in the community.

After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction

Erroll Southers used to run background checks on police officer applicants and worked in law enforcement for decades. He says there should be a registry of officers’ past firings for misconduct – a database like that can help chiefs and police departments ensure they’re hiring someone with a good record in their community.

A family-friendly street festival was also planned at the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died. The intersection was disrupted by gunfire just hours before the event.

Chauvin’s arrest, trial and subsequent conviction were hailed as watershed moments. But now a year later following Floyd’s death the question must be asked… has anything actually changed?

In the year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck, more than 260 bills have been approved in state legislatures to ban potentially deadly law enforcement practices

On the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis activists are still fighting for policy changes they say will help prevent another death due to excessive police force. And they’ve recently moved one step closer to their most ambitious goal — reforming the city charter to replace its police department with a department of public safely. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn...

In the days of slavery, Black people were commonly referred to as subhuman or inherently different than white people. Professor, attorney and former NJ Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries says that racism was built into American law enforcement and manifests today as an attitude that Black people are “presumptively criminal.”

As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice.

A Montgomery County councilman has introduced a bill he hopes leads to a change in policing. News4’s Pat Collins reports the proposed change puts the community at the heart of the discussion.

Starting next month in D.C., when someone calls 911 for help with a mental health issue that call could be transferred to the District’s mental health crisis team instead of the police. As News4’s Mark Segraves reports, this change is part of police reform in D.C.

Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April have approved a proposal to dramatically change the city’s policing practices.

After calls for social justice and police reform, more attention is being paid to helping law enforcement respond to people in mental health crises. In Prince George’s County, an organization is helping first responders answer the call.

Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public

After calls for social justice and police reform, more attention is being paid to help law enforcement respond to people in mental health crises. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports an organization is helping first responders answer the call.