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VIDEO OF AN ARREST IN SAN FRANCISCO TRIGGERS INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEPUTIES' USE OF FORCEThe video footage is grainy, but the violence is clearly visible: When sheriff’s deputies catch the suspect fleeing down a San Francisco street, they tackle him, then begin hitting him. First, they use fists, then batons, swinging the clubs down with both hands as the man lies on the ground, moaning.
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FBI ABANDONS CONTROVERSIAL BULLET-MATCHING TECHNIQUEThe FBI said Thursday that it had discontinued the use of bullet-lead matching, a forensic technique used for at least 25 years that had been heavily criticized as inaccurate and misleading.
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HOW CALIFORNIA COPS ARE USING MOBILE FINGERPRINTING AND FACIAL RECOGNITION DEVICESPolice departments in California are identifying suspects using mobile biometric devices that scan fingerprints, faces and even tattoos.
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'THE BOX,' AND OTHER 'COLLATERAL' CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONSPresident Obama recently announced the introduction of a "Ban the Box" policy for federal employers. Like similar measures adopted in some states, this policy will prevent employers from asking applicants about their criminal histories at the outset of the application process (although they can still ask such questions before finalizing a hiring decision).
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DOES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TRUMP YOUR LOCKED SMARTPHONE?Because of recent updates to the encryption on Google and Apple software, newly updated Androids and iPhones no longer can be unlocked -- even if law enforcement officers have a warrant.
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DOJ OPENS CIVIL RIGHTS PROBE INTO S.C. CLASSROOM ARRESTThe Department of Justice announced Tuesday it had launched an investigation into possible civil rights violations of a violent arrest in a South Carolina classroom that was caught on video and his since gone viral.
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SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS FLORIDA'S ADVISORY DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM, JUVENILE SENTENCINGSupreme Court justices expressed skepticism about Florida’s advisory system for determining capital punishment as they heard oral arguments in two sentencing cases on Tuesday.
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GROUPS WANT LAWMAKERS TO STOP CREATING NEW CRIMES, ADDING CRIMINAL SENTENCESLegislators are undermining efforts to reform sentencing laws and decrease prison and jail populations by continuing to introduce bills creating new crimes and enhancing prison sentences, critics said.
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OHIO AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE CYBER THREATS ILLEGALThe Ohio House of Representatives passed an amendment to a law that would broaden the offense of harassment.
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HIDDEN GPS DEVICES TO TRACK SUSPECTS RAISE LEGAL CONCERNSTiny satellite-connected devices — embedded by the manufacturer or slipped by police into stacks of cash, pill bottles or other commonly stolen items — are raising questions from legal experts over what they see as the potential for abuse by law enforcement authorities.
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77% OF PRISONERS IN DOJ RECIDIVISM STUDY WERE REARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARSThe Department of Justice released its largest-ever study of recidivism rates across state lines today.
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WEBSITE PRESENTS FACTS ON JUDICIAL CANDIDATESThe Ohio Supreme Court and partner organizations launched a website this month aimed at making voters more aware of the courts and who is running for judge.
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$19.3M IN GRANTS WILL GO TOWARDS BODY CAMERAS FOR POLICE, DOJ ANNOUNCESThe U.S. Justice Department announced in a press release Monday that it has awarded $19.3 million in grants to 73 law enforcement and tribal agencies around the country for body cameras. The requests for grants still far exceeded expectations and funds available, the Associated Press reports.
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SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SET FOR TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTYThe Franklin County DUI Task Force will have a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Perry Township.
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STATEHOUSE LEADERS PUSH FOR SHORTER PRISON SENTENCES, REDUCING PRISON POPULATIONA sweeping reform of Ohio’s criminal-justice laws, potentially producing shorter sentences and fewer people going to prison for nonviolent drug crimes, has the backing of a diverse, bipartisan coalition.
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COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO EQUIP OFFICERS WITH BODY CAMERAS IN 2016Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther said a decision has been made to equip Columbus Police Officers with body cameras in 2016.
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DOJ SAYS USING STINGRAYS TO INTERCEPT CELLPHONE CALLS REQUIRES WARRANTStingray devices obtain cellphone location information by imitating a cellphone tower. Image from Shutterstock. New U.S. Department of Justice guidelines announced Thursday say warants are needed to use Stingrays and other cell-site simulators to intercept cellphone data and place limits on the information that can be collected.
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STATE BOARD SETS STANDARDS FOR USE OF DEADLY FORCEA state law enforcement board on Friday established Ohio’s first statewide standards for use of deadly force by police, limiting the action to officers’ defense of themselves or other people from serious injury or death.
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NORTH DAKOTA LEGALIZES WEAPONIZED DRONES FOR POLICE USEA new law allows North Dakota police officers to use drones outfitted with “less than lethal” weapons.
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LAWYERS PLAN CHALLENGE TO ARRESTS BASED ON SECRET CELLPHONE TRACKINGDefense lawyers in Baltimore are examining nearly 2,000 cases in which the police secretly used powerful cellphone tracking devices, and they plan to ask judges to throw out “a large number” of criminal convictions as a result.
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