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Post-Ferguson police reform stalls among racial divisions
ST. LOUIS – Ferguson became the Selma of the 21st century after Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown seven.
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Police misconduct records secret, hard to access
Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states — 32 of them.
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Abusive police officers evade punishment through an array of legal roadblocks to accountability
Police officers who abuse citizens usually escape punishment because of an array of legal doctrines that stack the law.
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Records show Illinois fails to hold police accountable for misconduct
Eighty-one Chicago police officers lost their badges over the past 20 years, but only after being investigated for 1,706.
