DOJ Intervention

Summary: In October 2014, city and BPD leadership requested to enter a collaborative reform process with the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS office). The Civil Rights Division opened a pattern-or-practice investigation in May 2015. The the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) announced its findings in…

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Bakersfield, California Year Initiated: 2003 Year Closed: 2008 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Letter 2004 PDF

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Austin, Texas Year Initiated: 2007 Year Closed: 2011 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Technical Assistance Letter 2008 PDF

Summary: In November 2012, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in New Mexico. In April 2014, the Division issued a findings letter identifying a pattern or practice of excessive force, including deadly force. In late 2014, the parties entered into…

Summary: In June 2010, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. In September 2012, the Division identified a pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination against Latinos and unlawful stops and arrests in violation of the Fourth Amendment. In…

Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Alabaster, Alabama Year Initiated: 2003 Year Closed: 2005 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Letter 2004 PDF