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Police power is defined in each jurisdiction by the legislative body, which determines the public purposes that need to be served by legislation. [2] Under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or to the people.
As of May 2023, no updated federal police reform legislation has fully passed the United States Congress. The most recent bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, was introduced by then-California Representative Karen Bass in the 117th Congress in response to the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
Since 1994, the COPS Office has provided $30 billion in assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies to help hire community policing officers. The COPS Office also funds the research and development of guides, tools and training, and provides technical assistance to police departments implementing community policing principles. [30]
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (PACE) is an act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise of those powers. [1]
The deaths of Floyd and Williams, 80 years before, make clear that voting rights and police brutality are related civil rights threats to our democracy – demanding simultaneous legislation.
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 was a policing reform bill drafted by Democrats in the United States Congress. The legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 24, 2021. [1] [2] The legislation aims to combat police misconduct, excessive force, and racial bias in policing. [3] [4]
The Florida Supreme Court's ruling that Marsy’s Law can't shield the identities of police officers who use deadly force marked the end of one major legal battle but perhaps not the last.
An additional eleven states are considering similar legislation, and many other states have similar provisions written into their contracts with police unions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Critics say that the LEOBR makes it impossible to discipline or remove bad officers, such as after they have been convicted of felonies in the courts.