Sentences with phrase «for police oversight»

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Lauren Michaels, legislative affairs manager for the California Police Chiefs Association, which donated $ 20,000 to the campaign against Prop 64, noted that her organization supports medical marijuana in the state but opposes the proposed recreational system because «there's much less oversight and accountability for complying with state regulations.»

Page 254 allows police to search for digital information about you without having to ask anyone except for an authorised fellow policeman: no judges, no ministers, no oversight whatsoever, except for a sample of authorisations somewhere down the line sent to the investigatory powers commissioner for an audit.

Yesterday, for example, during the City Council's vote to overturn Mayor Bloomberg's veto of the stop - and - frisk and police oversight bills, it was startling to hear Barron, following his customary sit - in during the Pledge of Allegiance, stand up and pay tribute to Viola Plummer, his former chief of staff: «There wouldn't be no today if it weren't for Viola Plummer, the December 12th Movement, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, who put it on the line, to make this day history.»

He's also called for direct judicial oversight when police are investigated for killings or felony assaults.

Albany has been plagued in recent years by the creation of poorly designed oversight entities that lack the requisite independence from the very institutions and individuals they oversee; this proposal represents a continuation of the Capitol's preference for self - policing.

The New York Police Department has agreed to even greater oversight of its intelligence - gathering programs as it tries, for the second time, to settle a lawsuit over its surveillance of Muslims.

An oversight board recommended the stiffest possible penalties for the death of Eric Garner, who was killed by police in 2014.

«Never before has the CCRB been so active and so successful, giving New Yorkers the confidence that there was an effective police oversight system in place, and so what is really needed is for the reforms that he brought about to continue,» Dadey said.

Maya Wiley, a former top lawyer for Mayor Bill de Blasio, stepped down from her role as chairwoman of New York City's independent police oversight agency on Thursday.

Bratton revealed his plan to ask for more officers at an oversight hearing on the NYPD's plan to enhance officer training in the wake of Eric Garner's death in police custody.

Mr. Bellone, the county executive, said that he believed Mr. Rodgers had been prosecuted for trying to bring greater oversight to the Police Department, Mr. Burke's turf.

At a press conference on the steps of City Hall on August 15, Citizens Union released a policy position statement containing 18 recommendations for increasing public oversight of police conduct.

Another change would no longer allow for gun registrations to be made public and give counties and the state Division of Criminal Justice Services more oversight of the license recertification process, not State Police.

Before she joined the department in 2010, Ms. Finkle had spent roughly two decades investigating misconduct by the police, including serving as executive director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, which provides oversight for the Police Deparpolice, including serving as executive director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, which provides oversight for the Police DeparPolice Department.

The mother of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man killed in a police chokehold, says Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecutinpolice chokehold, says Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecutinPolice Commissioner James O'Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son — and blasted them for preventing the city's independent oversight entity from prosecuting him.

Passing a law has its own oversight mechanisms even without a private right of action — for example, you can bring an Article 78 case against the police commissioner for refusing or failing to comply with the law.

The lack of police presence in the show is a little confusing, but this oversight is easily forgiven and I for one am eagerly awaiting Series Two.

These «CORE» (for California Office to Reform Education) districts now have sweeping flexibility to implement their own accountability systems, separate from the state of California's, and the ability to largely police themselves with help from a new independent oversight panel.

The Chicago Teachers Union and groups calling for an elected police oversight board teamed up to pack City Hall on Wednesday in a show of force aimed at pressuring Mayor Rahm Emanuel and aldermen for their respective causes.

Mr. Callender oversees a portfolio that encompasses over $ 27 billion in Federal credit assistance to intermodal, highway, transit and rail projects totaling more than $ 92 billion of infrastructure investment in the U.S. Prior to his current position, he held positions in DOT's Office of Budget and Programs where he was responsible for oversight of the Maritime Administration budget, in DOT's Inspector General's Office and the Budget Office of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department.

For example, when animal control officers are police officers, their oversight is explained in the law because they are government employees.

«Thank you for your dedicated hard work in spearheading legal reforms into police oversight resulting in more transparency and accountability to the people of Ontario.»

Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association joins a coalition of community and advocacy groups calling for action on Justice Tulloch's police oversight recommendations.

The situation is somewhat like police policing police, where civilian oversight is understood to offset the potential for corruption.

Seven years after judicial inquiry recommendations, calls for independent oversight of border police renewed, Toronto Star

Beyond hiding its biometric tracking scheme and trying to co-opt device manufacturers, the FBI has also helped extend secret surveillance across and throughout the U.S.. For a decade, police departments around the U.S. deployed cell - site simulators (also known as IMSI - catchers or Stingrays) to spy on local cell phone networks without public oversight.

Currently assigned as a Patrol Lieutenant, where I am responsible for the oversight and direction of approximately 40 sergeants and police officers.

Lead team of over 40 personnel; provide oversight for Combat Support Military Police Company supporting over 160 personnel.

Investigations and Law Enforcement — Selected Duties & Responsibilities Build and implement investigations programs and security solutions to enable effective organizational administration, threat detection / elimination, conflict / issue resolution, and other critical discovery functions Utilize various technical applications, including cameras, A / V equipment, transmitters, recorders, and bugs, to generate valuable information and isolate parties responsible for criminal and civil malfeasance Create issue and security reports to enable development of new policies and procedures aimed at preventing further wrongdoing and protect valuable resources team Integrate investigative principles into corporate strategic mission, ensuring management and program accountability, proactive prevention of discrimination, case efficiency, and legal analysis Perform security and crime analyses of firm infrastructure against related compliance requirements as well as on - going vulnerability assessments to continuously mitigate risk Develop investigatory standard documents to serve as guide and rules resources to promote fair and legal probes Supervise related departmental staff, including performance plan development and assessment, technical oversight, personnel recruitment and training, staff discipline, and other pertinent functions Work as a member of the corporate incident response team in the execution of all related tasks, including incident response plan development, damage minimization, resource restoration, and firm integrity protection Communicate all issues and user feedback to members of management, law enforcement professionals, and other interested parties, generating situational reports and follow - up recommendations based on investigatory results Maintain a strong working knowledge of all software, hardware, applications, techniques, trends and other critical tools which aid in effective investigation React quickly based upon limited and confidential information, drawing upon extensive police and military experience in tense, complicated situations Collaborate in the preparation of necessary legal documents, including search and arrest warrants Assist management with various other duties as assigned

The paperless arrest laws are being challenged in the High Court the grounds for which are that the new laws lack judicial oversight and places too much power in the hands of police.