Samuel Walker

The Inspector General for the New York City Police Department on June 26, 2019 issued a blistering report on the handling of citizen complaints of bias by the NYPD. The department did not even be...

https://samuelwalker.net/2019/06/inspector-general-issues-blistering-report-on-nypd-handling-of-bias-complaints/

Shootings by officers in Denver suburban police departments rose three-fold between 2015 and 2018, while shootings by officers in the Denver Police Department remained stable, the Denver Post rep...

https://samuelwalker.net/2019/05/police-shootings-up-3x-in-denver-suburbs-stable-in-city-of-denver/

Two articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed that a program for Philadelphia Police Department officers with problematic records is itself filled with problems. Many police departments have...

https://samuelwalker.net/2019/03/philadelphia-program-for-problem-officers-filled-with-problems/

A “Comprehensive Reassessment” report for the Monitor of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) on January 24, 2019 found that the department under Justice Department since 2013. The reas...

https://samuelwalker.net/2019/03/new-orleans-police-dept-makes-remarkable-progress-under-consent-decree/

A new California law that took effect on January 1, 2019 has opened a window into police disciplinary practices, providing a major breakthrough in transparency and police accountability. SB 1421 ...

https://samuelwalker.net/2019/01/new-california-law-opens-window-into-police-discipline-practices/

Former Chicago Police Supertintendent Garry McCarthy, who was fired and is now running for mayor of Chicago, claimed that as Superintendent he reduced police-related shootings by 70% because of t...

https://samuelwalker.net/2018/12/fired-chicago-police-superintendent-claims-he-reduced-police-shootings-by-70-politifact-and-sun-times-rebut-claim/

An investigative report by the Chicago Reader on October 24, 2018 exposed an abusive use of “cover charges” by Chicago police officers. Cover charges involve officers filing charges of aggr...

https://samuelwalker.net/2018/10/story-exposes-cover-charges-chicago-police-officers/

In response to the deaths of two men as a result of a high speed police chase, community activists in St. Louis County have demanded an independent citizen review board to investigate police misc...

https://samuelwalker.net/2018/09/st-louis-county-debates-independent-citizen-review-board-walker-criticizes-existing-board/

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on September 19th blamed consent decrees over police departments for increases in crime in major cities, citing Chicago, Baltimore, and St. Louis. Sessions labelled...

https://samuelwalker.net/2018/09/ag-sessions-blames-consent-decrees-crime-increases/

The Massachusetts State Police has been engulfed in scandals for most of 2018, involving massive overtime pay for work not performed and unjustified sick leave payments. The agency’s contract f...

https://samuelwalker.net/2018/08/mass-state-police-engulfed-scandals-walker-calls-law-change-allow-supt-outside-agency/