Latest Police reform News

New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule

Jun. 19, 2024 07:28 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Police in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rounded up 11 people Wednesday, including an independence leader, who are suspected of having a role in the deadly violence that wracked the archipelago where Indigenous Kanak people have long sought to break free from...

After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms

May. 13, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday. The assessment came from a court-appointed,...