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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2014

Growing Use of Police Body Cameras Raises Privacy Concerns

Scores of law enforcement agencies already use body-worn cameras, and calls for more have only grown across the U.S. after recent cases involving use of force have pitted the word of police officers against angry residents.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2014

Seattle Officers Suing City Say New Policies Play Politics with Their Lives

In an open revolt, more than 100 Seattle police officers suing to block new use-of-force polices assert that high-level city, police and union officials privately agree with their contention that the court-ordered changes put them and the public in danger.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2014

What Happens When Police Wear Body Cameras

Use of on-body video cameras by law enforcement officers can lead to a decline in use of force by officers, suggest an article covering agencies' use of this technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

DOJ to Conduct Broad Review of Police Tactics

The Justice Department is leading a broad review of police tactics, including the kind of deadly force that prompted recent protests in Missouri and New York, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2014

Video: WatchGuard Dash Cameras Capture Pursuit of Mich. Murder Suspect

The WatchGuard dash camera video of three Lake County (Mich.) Sheriff's Department deputies during a high-speed chase shows everything that led to the capture of Eric Beauchamp, who is accused of killing 34-year-old Lindsay Morgan and triggering an eight-hour manhunt Friday.

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Videosby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2014

Police Adviser Appears on PBS to Discuss Ferguson, NYPD Incidents

Retired LAPD captain and Police Advisory Board Member Greg Meyer appeared on "PBS NewsHour" earlier this week to discuss the Ferguson, Mo., shooting and the NYPD choke hold incidents. Meyer was called to appear on the show because of his experience investigating and testifying about officer use of force.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2014

Mom Sues Police Over TASER Use on 8-Year-Old Girl

Pierre (S.D.) PD police are being sued by the mother of an 8-year-old girl, claiming police used excessive force when they used a TASER on the girl during a 2013 incident at their home.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2014

NYPD May Issue More TASERs in Use of Force Changes

A senior NYPD official said one change under discussion was the expanded use of Taser stun guns, which are available to a small number of New York officers but have been controversial there and elsewhere because of the risk they can pose to people with heart problems and other medical issues

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2014

NYPD Orders New Training in Use of Force

Every New York Police Department officer will be retrained in the use of force following the death of a Staten Island man after an officer subdued him with an apparent chokehold, Commissioner William Bratton said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2014

Video: Wash. Pursuit Ends in Deadly Shooting

Footage of a Yakima (Wash.) Police Department pursuit shows the suspect fleeing from officers and repeatedly ramming police cruisers, even after being shot.

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