Police arrest Ohio man. ...

Although subtle, widespread racial disparities in officers’ language use may erode police-community relations, researchers warn. “…the many small differences in how they spoke with community members added up to pervasive racial disparities.” ...

Urges health care protection ‘by any means necessary’ ...

These findings are based on a nationwide database—which the researchers created—of state patrol stops. The database contains key details from millions of records collected from 2011 to 2015 and is part of an effort to statistically analyze police practices. ...

“As NOBLE convenes its 41st Annual Training Conference in Atlanta, it reminds the nation of one of the bedrock's of our democracy, equal protection under the law. All law enforcement officers play a critical role in determining the appropriate levels of use of force as they police communities across this nation,” Tarrant said. “As NOBLE continues its efforts to build one community (law enforcement is part o ...

BY A.C. THOMPSON AND KEN SCHWENCKE   SPECIAL TO THE TRICE EDNEY NEWS WIRE FROM PROPUBLICA   (TriceEdneyWire.com) - In violation of a longstanding legal mandate, scores of federal law enforcement agencies are failing to submit statistics to the FBI’s national hate crimes database, ProPublica has learned. The lack of participation by federal law enforcement represents a significant and largely unkno ...

African Americans who were convicted of murder are about 50% more likely to be innocent than other convicted murderers, the report stated. ...

A memorial fund has been established for Rivera Chavis, who will be buried in the Dominican Republic. Those wishing to contribute can visit https://nnpamartharchavismemorialfund.mydagsite.com/. ...

Rivera Chavis passed away in her home in Montclair, N.J. at 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 6. ...

A bill introduced to establish an independent commission was sent to committee over a month ago but never got a hearing ...