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Data collection to shed light on Denver police interactions with minorities
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Does the Denver Police Department racially profile those they come in contact with daily? Local law enforcement leaders hope a new data collection program unveiled this week can help shed some light on the nature of its interactions with minorities in Denver. Launching in northeast Denver in mid-July, the three-month pilot program will require that…
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Denver needs an elected sheriff, free of political influence, activists say
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Despite reforms, the Denver Sheriff’s Department’s management of the city jail system remains a “quagmire,” an activist group says. That’s why Denver County taxpayers should have the power to elect their sheriff. Denver is one of only two Colorado counties that doesn’t elect its sheriff; the mayor makes the pick. Over the weekend, the Colorado…
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City moves to protect police oversight agency
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Denver officials are close to strengthening a civilian police watchdog agency by adding it to the city’s charter. The Office of the Independent Monitor, primarily made up of lawyers, serves as civilian oversight agency for the Denver Police and Sheriff’s Departments by participating in police investigations of misconduct and making recommendations on department policies including…
