After a recent string of shootings in Stockton, the search for answers seems to have turned almost entirely to law enforcement. Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones recently said his first action would be to dispatch additional officers from California Highway Patrol and the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office to patrol...
California Senate OKs Rule on Police Use-of-Force Training
SACRAMENTO — The California Senate approved legislation Tuesday requiring officers across the nation's most populous state to be trained in ways to avoid using deadly force, one of two measures intended to deter shootings by police. Senators unanimously passed the proposal requiring that policies on deadly force be standardized statewide,...
Schools Turn to Apps, Other Tech to Guard Against Shootings
LOS ANGELES — Schools trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence — a high-tech approach designed to reduce the number of victims. Technology that speeds up law enforcement's response and quickly alerts teachers and students to danger is a...
Law Enforcement Backs Down on Deadly Force Standard—For Now, Anyway
The political landscape in California’s debate over how to curb police shootings shifted Tuesday as law enforcement groups agreed to drop the part of their bill that would lock in the current national standard for justifying the use of deadly force. The move—intended to sustain negotiations on what could be...
California Police Promote Measure to Limit Fatal Shootings
SACRAMENTO — Round two gets underway Tuesday in California's fight over how best to limit fatal shootings by police through nation-leading reforms. Legislators are debating a measure that proponents said would set a national precedent by creating statewide guidelines on when officers can use lethal force and requiring that every...
Israeli Troops Accused of Shooting Handcuffed Palestinian
BEIT JALA, West Bank — A hospitalized Palestinian teen said Monday he was shot in his thighs by Israeli soldiers while he was handcuffed and blindfolded — the latest in what a leading rights group portrayed as a series of unjustified shootings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers. The military said...
Man Linked to 4 Killings Suspected of Being in US Illegally
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada community shaken by the fatal shootings of four people over the past two weeks is grateful that the suspect is behind bars, but a motive for the crimes remains unknown. The case has been thrust into the immigration debate, with President Donald Trump seizing on the...
My Turn: What Oakland Can Teach California About Gun Violence Prevention
It’s the best news you’ve probably never heard. Oakland, long synonymous with gun violence, is suddenly emerging as a national leader in the field of violence prevention. Since 2012, shootings are down more than 50 percent and are on pace to reach their lowest levels in decades. California leaders have...