police reform

The murder of George Floyd under the knee of police one year ago produced calls for reform to state laws that govern how officers train and interact with the public. In Florida, a watered-down version of police reform passed both houses and the governor has yet to decide whether to let it become law. Even if it does, NBC 6...

Agency leaders say the bill calls for policy changes that are mostly already in effect in Miami-Dade and other metropolitan areas, but a legislator says it’s the best Democrats could do this session.

Erroll Southers used to run background checks on police officer applicants and worked in law enforcement for decades. He says there should be a registry of officers’ past firings for misconduct – a database like that can help chiefs and police departments ensure they’re hiring someone with a good record in their community.

A family-friendly street festival was also planned at the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died. The intersection was disrupted by gunfire just hours before the event.

Since George Floyd’s death, South Florida law enforcement say they have pledged to better police communities and developed a plan.

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard takes a look at what’s been done in South Florida law enforcement a year since George Floyd died at the hands of police.

Chauvin’s arrest, trial and subsequent conviction were hailed as watershed moments. But now a year later following Floyd’s death the question must be asked… has anything actually changed?

In the year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck, more than 260 bills have been approved in state legislatures to ban potentially deadly law enforcement practices

On the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis activists are still fighting for policy changes they say will help prevent another death due to excessive police force. And they’ve recently moved one step closer to their most ambitious goal — reforming the city charter to replace its police department with a department of public safely. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn...

In the days of slavery, Black people were commonly referred to as subhuman or inherently different than white people. Professor, attorney and former NJ Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries says that racism was built into American law enforcement and manifests today as an attitude that Black people are “presumptively criminal.”

As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice.

Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April have approved a proposal to dramatically change the city’s policing practices.

Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public

A measure that would force law enforcement agencies across Florida examine the use of force, including potentially lethal choke holds, headed to the governor’s desk Thursday. NBC 6’s Kim Wynne reports

President Joe Biden called on Congress to come together to enact police reform, referring to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that recently passed the U.S. House. “We need to work together to find a consensus, but let’s get it done next month, by the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death,” Biden said.

At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

Seeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin get taken away in handcuffs had George Floyd’s family and President Joe Biden saying justice was done, but they also say the next step is in a police reform bill from Washington.

South Florida community leaders say while justice was served by Derek Chauvin’s conviction, Congress needs to take the next step. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice was opening an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.