SPD says it is above the curve when it comes to police reform
Since a 2012 consent decree with the US Department of Justice Seattle police have been working on use of force and bias policing. Recently the feds, even the president recognized the progress Seattle has made. Seattle police say they...
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Historic probe of Chicago police expected to be long and costly
Four years into its reform, the Seattle Police Department has developed a new policy on use of force. The department also devised a new training procedure that focuses on teaching officers how to avoid using force if at all...
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Release of video of police shooting will cast spotlight on Chicago
That same month, the Seattle Police Department released video of an officer shooting a knife-wielding suspect. The department policy since mid-2014 has been to release any “objective” evidence involving a major police-involved incident, said Brian Maxey, the department’s chief...
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