DOJ Intervention

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Portland, Maine Year Initiated: 2002 Year Closed: 2005 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Letter 2003 PDF

Summary: In June 2011, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in Oregon. In September 2012, the Division identified a pattern or practice of excessive force against persons with mental illness. In 2012, the parties entered into a court-enforced consent decree,…

Summary: In April 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Pittsburgh Police Bureau (PPB). In January 1997, the Division identified a pattern or practice of excessive force; unlawful stops, searches and arrests, linking these findings to insufficient accountability systems and failure to supervise officers.…

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Phoenix, Arizona Year Initiated: 2021 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Report 2024 PDF Findings Report Executive Summary 2024 PDF

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Santa Ana, California Year Initiated: 2016 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Report 2022 PDF

Summary: In May 2011, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Newark Police Department in Newark, New Jersey. In July 2014, the Division identified a pattern or practice of unlawful stops, searches and arrests; discriminatory policing; excessive force; and theft by officers. The Division further…

Summary: In April 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the New Jersey State Police (NJPD). In December 1999, the United States filed a complaint alleging a pattern or practice of unlawful traffic stops, searches and arrests, linked to inadequate policies and training, insufficient supervision,…

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Mount Vernon, New York Year Initiated: 2021 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents There are currently no case documents available.

Summary: In April 2000, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Mt. Prospect Police Department in Illinois, focusing on discrimination based on race and national origin in traffic stops. In 2003, the parties entered into a memorandum of agreement, which terminated in December 2006. Fast…

Summary: In June 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) in Montgomery County, Maryland, focused on racially discriminatory traffic stops, searches and arrests. The Division and Montgomery County entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in 2002, which was…