News & Commentary
Mar 12, 2015
LAPD can build trust with release of video in fatal skid row shooting
This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
By Hector Villagra
Mar 11, 2015
Have you heard of StingRays? Because they’ve likely heard of you
Yesterday, the ACLU filed Public Records Act lawsuits against the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department and the Anaheim Police Department to uncover details about their use of a cell phone tracking device known as the “StingRay.”
Jan 13, 2015
Should officers be permitted to view body camera footage before writing their reports?
A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a civilian. Afterwards, the officer has to write up a report about the incident. Should the officer be able to view the footage captured by his body camera (or other cameras) before he writes his initial report?
By Peter Bibring
Jan 12, 2015
So far, solutions to police killings fall short of needed reforms
This article originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
By Peter Bibring
Dec 03, 2014
The system, caught on tape
Why we need body cameras now more than ever
By Peter Bibring
Nov 26, 2014
Indict the system: 5 critical needs beyond Ferguson
It’s been two days since a grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown. In L.A., as elsewhere, many people have taken to the streets.
By Peter Bibring
Sep 29, 2014
Warrant for drones veto was the wrong decision
By Natasha Minsker, @nminsker
California had the chance to be a leader in requiring police to get a warrant to use surveillance technology. But Gov. Brown vetoed a bill, AB 1327, that would have done just that for police drones.
By Marcus Benigno
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