Category: Police Reforms

Mental Health Care Key to Keeping Police Officers Safe at Work, Spokesperson Says

Sixty police officers in 28 states and the District of Columbia were killed by criminals in 2022. While this is an 8 percent decrease from the 73 killed in 2021, a spokesperson for the National Police Association (NPA) said the figures highlight the need for better funding of mental health services. With calls for police…


DC Police Union Supports GOP-Led Effort Targeting Washington Police Reforms

The D.C. Police Union released a statement Thursday in support of a new GOP-led effort in Congress that would reverse local police reforms in Washington instituted on an emergency basis after the death of George Floyd in 2020. “The nearly 3,500 members of the D.C. Police Union express our full support for the new House…


LIVE 4:44 PM ET: Memphis City Council Votes on Police Reforms Amid Police Murder Charges

The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with…


LIVE NOW: Memphis City Council Votes on Police Reforms Amid Police Murder Charges

The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with…


Memphis City Council Votes on Police Reforms Amid Police Murder Charges

The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with…