/tags/police-accountability Police accountability en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:46:18 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-08-05/civil-rights-case-involving-slapping-of-former-jackson-county-jail-inmate-to-be-decided-by-jury An Oregon District Court civil lawsuit involving a Jackson County Deputy and former inmate, who is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, will be sent to a jury. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:46:18 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-08-05/civil-rights-case-involving-slapping-of-former-jackson-county-jail-inmate-to-be-decided-by-jury James Kelley /law-and-justice/2023-05-25/nearly-2-dozen-oregonians-died-in-police-use-of-force-incidents-in-2022 Oregon lawmakers hear preview to the state’s first use-of-force report. Thu, 25 May 2023 12:56:45 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-05-25/nearly-2-dozen-oregonians-died-in-police-use-of-force-incidents-in-2022 Ben Botkin /law-and-justice/2023-05-18/california-promised-a-fair-review-of-her-sons-death-by-police-now-shes-asking-them-to-drop-it A 2021 state law took investigations into California police shootings out of the hands of local cops. Now, some families say the new system is agonizing in its own way. Thu, 18 May 2023 22:28:12 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-05-18/california-promised-a-fair-review-of-her-sons-death-by-police-now-shes-asking-them-to-drop-it Nigel Duara /law-and-justice/2023-02-15/oregon-joins-debate-over-increasing-education-requirements-for-police-officers An Oregon lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require officers to complete at least two years of education beyond high school. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:32:30 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-02-15/oregon-joins-debate-over-increasing-education-requirements-for-police-officers Claire Rush / Associated Press/Report For America /law-and-justice/2023-01-03/police-shootings-in-oregon-increased-in-2022 Oregon law enforcement shot at at least 40 people in 2022. Twenty-three were killed Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:34:53 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-01-03/police-shootings-in-oregon-increased-in-2022 Jonathan Levinson /law-and-justice/2022-11-14/fatal-shootings-californias-bid-to-police-its-police-is-lagging In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with a plan: Put the state in charge of investigating police shootings of unarmed people. CalMatters is tracking these cases and, so far, the Justice Department is struggling to keep up. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:59:26 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-11-14/fatal-shootings-californias-bid-to-police-its-police-is-lagging Nigel Duara /law-and-justice/2022-08-02/draft-rules-to-govern-police-conduct-in-oregon-leave-lots-of-wiggle-room A proposed set of conduct and discipline standards applicable to all law enforcement agencies in Oregon were published Monday. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:51:21 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-08-02/draft-rules-to-govern-police-conduct-in-oregon-leave-lots-of-wiggle-room Jonathan Levinson /law-and-justice/2022-07-26/new-police-accountability-laws-up-demands-on-california-agencies New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:01:31 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-07-26/new-police-accountability-laws-up-demands-on-california-agencies Nigel Duara, Byrhonda Lyons