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Stories related to: policing

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

News Network: Community Policing In Sacramento

May 8, 2018

After Stephon Clark was shot and killed by Sacramento police in his grandparents' backyard, the focus has turned to preventing these events from happening in the future. Could a new approach to community policing be the answer?

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State Government

Brown Signs Use-Of-Force, Racial-Profiling Bills, Vetoes Harsher Sentences

October 3, 2015 | Ben Bradford

Governor Jerry Brown signed new regulations designed to track racial profiling and use of force by police, while rejecting tougher penalties for criminals.

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Use Of Force: Sac Sheriff's Department Lags Behind Sac PD In Collecting And Tracking Data

October 2, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department does not track use-of-force to the same extent the Sacramento Police Department does. Sheriff Scott Scott Jones says he would like to, but it's difficult to make changes.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Law Enforcement Agencies And Their Use Of Force Numbers

October 1, 2015

How often does excessive use of force come into play when it comes to local police departments? That’s the question Capital Public Radio’s Bob Moffitt and Marnette Federis set out to answer almost a year ago.

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A Look At Use Of Force Data: 22 Law Enforcement Agencies

October 1, 2015 | Bob Moffitt | Marnette Federis

Capital Public Radio filed California Public Records Act requests for details on use of force incidents with 22 law enforcement agencies in the greater Sacramento region. We found each department tracks the data differently.

Experts: Data On Policing Practices Inconsistent Throughout U.S.

October 1, 2015 | Marnette Federis

Calls for greater police accountability have grown louder in recent years. Yet experts say there’s not enough consistent data to get the full picture of policing practices in the U.S. and whether they’re unfair toward certain communities.

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Sacramento Police Hope Approach To Crime Prevention Reduces Need For Force

October 1, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

Between 2012 and 2014, Sacramento Police officers made more than 58,000 arrests. They say they'd like to make fewer. Community leaders seem pleased with the department's attempts so far, but there are still questions about how officers use force.

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State Department Of Justice Rolls Out Data Website

September 3, 2015 | Marnette Federis

The California Department of Justice has launched a new website that it says will make statewide law enforcement data more accessible to the public.

 
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