Facing a revolt from police chiefs, the Justice Dept. has agreed for the first time to allow local police assigned to federal fugitive task forces to release body camera video to the public after officer-involved shootings, memos obtained by NBCNews say.
An average of 22 people a year were killed in encounters with Marshals Service task forces from 2015 to September 2020, according toIn the last few years, an increasing number of police departments pulled their officers off the Marshals Service task forces over a policy banning the use of body cameras. In October, the Trump administration took action,when they make “planned” arrests or execute search warrants.
“The goal is to improve transparency with the public as well as to work to meet the needs of our partner agencies who help make our federal task forces possible,” Justice Department spokeswoman Kristina Mastropasqua said. Christy Lopez, a Georgetown University law professor, said the policy shift shows how a change in presidents can affect policing practices on the ground.
“The federal government should be leading on issues of accountability and transparency, and far too often they have been trailing behind,” Lopez said. Police stand guard after protesters set fire to dumpsters in Minneapolis on June 5 after a vigil for Winston Boogie Smith Jr.Several sheriffs in Minnesota pulled their deputies off the North Star Fugitive Task Force in June after officers fatally shotin Minneapolis. Smith was wanted on a gun charge. His death sparked protests in a city still reeling from the death of George Floyd.
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