use of force policies
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New Jersey Attorney General to Begin Implementing Extensive Overhaul of Police Use-of-Force Policies
New Jersey is set to implement the first overhaul to its police use-offorce policy in over 20 years. According to NJ, the new policy will ban cops from using force to accelerate an arrest, require cops to report any use of force incidents to an online portal within 24 hours, and prevent the use of…
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Chicago Police Department Proposes New Use-of-Force Policy
Details of a new policy requiring Chicago police officers to use the least amount of force necessary and emphasizing “the sanctity of life” were released Friday by Chicago’s top cop. ABC News reports that Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters at a news conference that the draft aims to “clarify response options to officers during…