Public Safety & Justice Update 11/10/22 

The Smart Policing Initiative (SPI), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), recently released its Blueprint for Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention in the 21st Century: Principles of a Comprehensive Recruitment, Hiring, Promotion, and Retention Strategy…

 Democrats and Republicans agree that government should provide for public safety, especially after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020…

Oregon voted to pass stricter gun laws on Tuesday — the only ballot measure nationwide that addresses gun violence…

At age 23, Nabeela Syed was just elected as the youngest member of the Illinois House of Representatives…

A federal judge suspended parts of new gun restrictions after a century-old law was struck down over the summer in New York State Supreme Court…

A federal grand jury indictment revealed new details in last month’s attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband…

The Justice Department’s inspector general is investigating a top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, prompted by U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins’ appearance at a political fundraiser featuring first lady Jill Biden…

The Department of Justice is looking into crypto exchange FTX after its apparent collapse…

 Former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith was found guilty on all six corruption and misconduct counts in her civil corruption trial last week…

“Two LA police officers will not face criminal charges in the July 2021 shooting death of a man holding a lighter that looked like a gun,” the state attorney general said, releasing the first results of an investigation into an officer-involved shooting under a program intended to increase oversight of police…