Daphne Duret

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Investigative Reporter at The Marshall Project

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What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Policing Actually Do?

2 weeks ago | themarshallproject.org | Daphne Duret

Law enforcement leaders from across the country were divided Tuesday in their assessment of President Donald Trump’s new executive order promising free private legal protection for police officers accused of wrongdoing on the job, along with more training, access to military equipment and other benefits.
Trump is backing away from police reform. Here’s what that means for 12 places

1 month ago | commercialappeal.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

One of the Justice Department’s goals under President Joe Biden was to investigate some of the nation’s most troubled police agencies, including the ones responsible for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tyre Nichols. Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the prospect of federal oversight appears likely to disappear in most of those 12 agencies.
What Trump pulling back on police reforms means for Worcester and 11 other places - The Boston Globe

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

For places where civil rights investigations were still open — the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office near Jackson, Mississippi, and the New York Police Department’s Special Victims’ Unit — the federal government will likely choose to take no further action. New leadership at the Justice Department has already ordered a halt to all open civil rights investigations as they reevaluate how many, if any, they still want to pursue.
Trump backs away from police reform. What it means for Louisiana State Police, other departments.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

A brass relief sculpture of state troopers at the entrance of Louisiana State Police headquarters in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.
Why Some Police Are Being Trained in Election Law

Oct 12, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Daphne Duret

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. Cops practicing law. It’s a disparaging phrase muttered in some legal circles to describe cases where police officers apply erroneous interpretations of the laws they enforce. It can also reflect a broader cynicism toward police involvement in matters best left to lawyers or, in the case of the upcoming Nov.
Police Whistleblowers Lack Protections After They Expose Misconduct

Aug 3, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Daphne Duret

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. These days, Austin Handle works almost as many late nights as he did when he was a police officer. He spends hours on the phone with officers from across the U.S. and Canada who need help navigating the perils of reporting their coworkers’ misconduct.
In this police youth program, a trail of sexual abuse across the U.S.

May 22, 2024 | youthtoday.org | Lakeidra Chavis |Daphne Duret |Joseph Neff

This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters. STOUGHTON, Mass. — The last known person to see Sandra Birchmore alive was a police officer. He stopped by her apartment days before the elementary school teacher’s aide, 23 years old and newly pregnant, was found dead in February 2021. The medical examiner later ruled her death a suicide.
In this police youth program, a trail of sexual abuse across the U.S.

May 22, 2024 | jjie.org | Lakeidra Chavis |Daphne Duret |Joseph Neff

This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters. STOUGHTON, Mass. — The last known person to see Sandra Birchmore alive was a police officer. He stopped by her apartment days before the elementary school teacher’s aide, 23 years old and newly pregnant, was found dead in February 2021. The medical examiner later ruled her death a suicide.
A police youth program is plagued by sexual abuse allegations across the U.S.

May 3, 2024 | nbcnewyork.com | Lakeidra Chavis |Daphne Duret |Joseph Neff

The last known person to see Sandra Birchmore alive was a police officer. He stopped by her apartment days before the elementary school teacher’s aide, 23 years old and newly pregnant, was found dead in February 2021. The medical examiner later ruled her death a suicide.
A police youth program is plagued by sexual abuse allegations across the U.S.

May 3, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Lakeidra Chavis |Daphne Duret |Joseph Neff

The last known person to see Sandra Birchmore alive was a police officer. He stopped by her apartment days before the elementary school teacher’s aide, 23 years old and newly pregnant, was found dead in February 2021. The medical examiner later ruled her death a suicide.