Federal Funding is Erasing the Line Between State and Federal Policing
The federal government has fundamentally transformed state and local law enforcement agencies into a national police force, using funding to incentivize local cops to focus on federal law enforcement priorities. The Department of Homeland Security other federal...
Secret Aerial Spy Program Underscores Need for Local Surveillance Oversight
BALTIMORE, Md. (Sept. 19, 2016) – The recent revelation of a privately funded aerial spy program run by the Baltimore Police Department underscores the importance of local government oversight of police department surveillance programs. Persistent Surveillance System...
An In-Depth Look at Cooperation Between Glendale, AZ Police and the ATF
In May, we reported on a partnership between an Arizona police department and the ATF. According to documents we obtained, the police department signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the ATF establishing that it would provide manpower to the federal agency. In...