The DOJ released another investigation and once again, local officials claim they are misleading the public. Local police unions Tuesday rebuked the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice’s 41-page report in which Worcester police were alleged to have used excessive force and had sexual contact during undercover operations, calling the report inaccurate and demanding…
The only thing accurate in the recent article by Arizona Republic Reporter EJ Montini is how the article was labeled. An Opinion. The Republic certainly understands defamation law because that one word saved their lawyers from a ton of grief. We could discuss a lot of aspects from Montini’s rant but the only thing we…
There has been some discussion among insiders in and around Phoenix that the police department is attempting to resolve the DOJ Investigation by a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). We haven’t said much about this because frankly, the DOJ rarely does them, but they are more dangerous than a consent decree for a wide variety of…
The DOJ Claims that the incident below ism unconstitutional force, despite officers giving a subject 15 minutes to comply and using less lethal force before the man aggressively came within six feet of officers.
Almost a year ago, we discussed a disturbing employee survey showing that if a consent decree was implemented, 66% of the employees would consider retirement or resignation with 13% saying that they would absolutely leave immediately. In fact, just 16% said that a consent decree would not affect their decision on retirement or resignation. A…
Dr. Travis Yates discusses his findings inn the DOJ Summary Report on the Phoenix Police Department. His discussion included the time period of the investigation that made up approximately 6 million calls and more than 5000 use of force incidents. As Yates points out, the Phoenix’s City Council uniquely requested to see the DOJ’s investigation…
(Bob Scales): DOJ civil rights attorneys came out from the shadows yesterday to hold a virtual “community” meeting in Phoenix. DOJ has been silent since they released their pattern-or-practice findings in June at a virtual press conference: https://lnkd.in/dw7YQAb9 DOJ has refused to speak with City officials during the three-year investigation and after their findings were…
Dr. Travis Yates discusses Phoenix PD, the DOJ Investigation, and the unprecedented transparency of the Phoenix Police Department: Click above to LISTEN.
Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego and current candidate for the United States Senate has asked the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to halt their efforts towards a consent decree in Phoenix, saying he is “deeply concerned that DOJ’s approach to PPD misses the mark, could impose overly burdensome costs, and ultimately have unintended consequences that…
Councilwoman Ann O’Brien recently said that said that the Phoenix Police Department is working to implement 37 remedial measures recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice but we have a question. Where has it ever been proven that any measures recommended by the DOJ have worked in the past and if those recommendations were built…