Maine law enforcement agencies continue to show leadership in the fight against substance use disorder.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Cops who show compassion should be the norm, not news
The de-escalation of a distress call in Maryland represents a model of policing we too seldom get to see.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
USM, Northeastern to analyze police activities in Portland, South Portland
The Portland and South Portland police departments will be teaming up with the University of Southern Maine and Northeastern University on an analysis of arrests, summons, citations and use of force between 2018 and 2020. “This will help us not only assess and understand our historical data and take appropriate action as necessary, but will […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t make it easier for police to enter your home
The Supreme Court shouldn’t create a loophole in the Fourth Amendment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill would require Maine police to collect demographic data for all traffic stops
It’s the third time the Legislature will take up a measure that requires data collection as a tool for preventing racial profiling.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Tepid response to Capitol mob attack signals strategic law enforcement failure
This is what happens when everyone insists on retaining their traditional operational sovereignty. Everybody’s in charge, so nobody’s in charge.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Law enforcement union should join reform efforts
Instead, the Maine Association of Police is digging in to defend officers who may be charged with misconduct.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine police union group to start legal defense fund for officers
It’s partly in response to the killing of George Floyd in May at the hands of Minneapolis police, as well as the widespread social uprisings and scrutiny of police conduct that followed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: You can’t pin all inequality on racism
Two former Maine chief justices oversimplified a complicated problem.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: This is why I’d like you to stop asking me about crime in Chicago
While ‘Black on Black crime’ is, at least sometimes, punished, Police-on-Black crime seldom is.