Justice Dept. Reviewing Nationwide Police Tactics

On the assumption that this is a training issue and not a power issue, of course.

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.

The review is being conducted as the department weighs creating a national commission to provide new direction on such controversial issues.

In addition to deadly force, the review is expected to examine law enforcement's increasing encounters with the mentally ill, the application of emerging technologies such as body cameras, and police agencies' expanding role in homeland security efforts since 9/11, said the official, who is not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity.

Comments

[Brochettaward]

So, it takes two high profile incidences of cop on black violence to even get lipservice on this issue?

Says a lot about people and those who run it...

[gaoxiaen]

It should be "No video, no charges".

[Knarf Yenrab!]

The clear solution is to place all municipal police departments under federal control.

[straffinrun]

Obviously the crystal clear solution is staring us in the face begging to be implemented.

[Jesus H. Christ]

They're going to "review" and the result will be, "perhaps additional training may be helpful, but nothing to see here."

It was the FAA that banned civilian drone surveillance in Ferguson. Do you think they did the for the "safety" of the populace?

[crazyfingers]

Obviously the problem is local police departments haven't exported thousands of high-powered rifles to Mexican drug cartels.

[Agile Cyborg]

The federal government that created mandatory minimums, the largest prison population on earth, and the militarized War on Drugs is going to investigate its own knuckle-headed army of Constitution abusers? This is full out Krugman.