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DHS Creates Council to Institutionalize Best Practices in Law Enforcement

The Crime Report

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the formation of the Law Enforcement Coordination Council (LECC), the “first ever” department-wide body that will serve as a governing organization for the department’s agencies like the U.S.

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VA mandates COVID-19 vaccination for medical facility employees

JURIST

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that all medical facility employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the first federal agency to issue a mandate. There has also been an outbreak among unvaccinated employees at a VA Law Enforcement Training Center.

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DOJ Launches Revamped, Voluntary Police Reform Program 

The Crime Report

A revamped police reform program, dubbed the Collaborative Reform Initiative, will invite local law enforcement agencies to voluntarily accept federal help in reducing officer-involved shootings and excessive-force incidents by implementing new policies and better training with a budget of $5 million, reports the Washington Post.

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US Justice Department announces new strategy to combat human trafficking

JURIST

The plan is intended to introduce a series of new DOJ initiatives that will complement government-wide federal anti-trafficking efforts, as well as better coordinate activities with other agencies.

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The Case for Punishing ‘Police Bystanders’

The Crime Report

For the sake of civilian safety, police must intervene if they see misconduct by colleagues,, according to a forthcoming paper in the George Washington Law Review. Describing three Minneapolis officers who watched their colleague Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd as a deadly case of “police bystanderism,” University of Houston Law Prof.

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Report Urges National ‘Bill of Rights’ for 911 Callers

The Crime Report

On Wednesday, it released a policy “blueprint” with recommendations for transforming emergency response systems around the country, beginning with the establishment of a federal body to set and monitor standards at every step, from initial calls to response and case resolution.

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Preventing the Next Mass Shooting

The Crime Report

Last week’s Texas school tragedy and the hundreds of mass shootings that preceded it drive home one irrefutable fact: The next massacre that will rip apart even more families and communities will happen without new laws sought by gun control advocates. Federal laws enforced by ATF prohibit illegal aliens from possessing firearms.

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