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The Vicious Cycle of Cops Behaving Badly

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READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner Pacific Standard Reports: The Vicious Cycle of Cops Behaving Badly Cops act badly. The public loses confidence in cops. Cops behave worse. The public's trust in cops drops to an all-time low. It's a dangerous, vicious cycle. With the recent surge in media coverage of unarmed black men being gunned down by police officers, America's faith in police officers is  plummeting . And it's not just the public that's losing faith: According to a  new study  in  Psychological Science in the Public Interest,  this "crisis in police legitimacy" is not only detrimental to the general public, but also to the future of policing as a whole. In social science circles, the level of trust placed in police officers by the public is known as "legitimacy." When police act respectfully, in the public's eye, their legitimacy goes up. When the

Department of Justice Sues Ferguson, Which Reversed Course on Agreement

READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner Huffington Post Reports: Feds Sue Ferguson For Widespread Constitutional Violations And Racial Discrimination The Justice Department is suing Michael Brown's hometown after the city refused to accept a deal that would have reformed its mostly white police department.   02/10/2016 05:24 pm ET  |  Updated  4 days ago Ryan J. Reilly Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post Sebastian Murdock Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri,  on Wednesday  in an effort to end what it described as patterns of constitutional violations by the city's police department and municipal court.  The decision comes one day after Ferguson  rejected  a negotiated  deal that would have set the St. Louis suburb on a path toward reforming its police department. The original deal was arranged over 11 months

Ferguson, Justice Department reach agreement on overhaul of policing practices

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READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner PBS REPORTS: Ferguson, Justice Department reach agreement on overhaul of policing practices BY  JOSHUA BARAJAS    January 27, 2016 at 6:45 PM EST A Ferguson Police officer drives past a mural in the St. Louis suburb. The city and the Justice Department have agreed on a series of policing protocols, 16 months after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner The city of Ferguson, Missouri, announced on Wednesday a proposed deal with the Justice Department on sweeping changes to its policing protocols, 16 months after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white officer. Ferguson officials released the  127-page consent decree  following seven months of negotiations with the federal agency. The proposed overhaul includes recommendations for the “training, supervision, and direction nec

One dead, Bundys arrested after confrontation with FBI on highway

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READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner KATU News Reports: One dead, Bundys arrested after confrontation with FBI on highway Ammon Bundy speaks at a press conference in Oregon (screen grab) READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner HARNEY COUNTY, Ore. —  One person is dead and several others, including Oregon occupation leader Ammon Bundy, were detained following a confrontation with the FBI and state police Tuesday night. It all began with a traffic stop while Bundy and some of his followers were en route to a community meeting in John Day, about 70 miles away. Shots were fired after FBI agents, Oregon State troopers and other law enforcement agencies made the stop. Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier, Shawna Cox and Ryan W. Payne were arrested during the stop. They're all facing federal felony charges of conspiracy to impede officers of the US from discharging their official duties thro

LRPD Chief Reprimanded After Losing Department Gun

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LRPD Chief Reprimanded After Losing Department Gun-FOUND READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner ...and only the lawd and the criminal(s) that stole it know where it is now OR what crimes are being committed with it... RE LITTLE ROCK POLICE SHENANIGANS: from: Ean Lee Bordeaux to: "Davis, Cassandra" cc: CHERYL.Hall@arkansasag.gov date: Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 6:01 PM subject: Re: FOI Request #670 Where is the detective interview with Chief Buckner? It is missing. <-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-><-> On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Davis, Cassandra wrote: Mr. Bordeaux, I have consulted with property and robbery investigators who have confirmed that you have been supplied with all releasable documents associated with the theft of Chief Buckner's' weapon. No other files or statements exist. READ ABOUT:   Little Rock's Newest Corrupt Police Chief Kenton Buckner &l