Author: Val Van BrocklinIn the wake of highly publicized officer-involved shootings and national protests, the White House created a task force in December 2014 to examine and make recommendations for 21st century policing. The eleven members were made up of law enforcement, non-profit and community organizers, and criminal justice scholars. They traveled the nation holding […]

By Evan Sernoffsky San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — As San Francisco officials outlined a series of changes Monday designed to reduce police killings and rebuild community trust, they described a fundamental shift in tactics in which officers encountering knife-wielding suspects should focus on keeping their distance and de-escalating the situation. The package, announced by […]

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Police outside Philadelphia released video Tuesday showing a man overdosing on heroin on a crowded transit bus and being revived by police officers carrying a lifesaving drug. Michael Meeney, 25, of Middletown Township, was arrested early Tuesday, almost five days after he was treated with Narcan on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation […]