Policy

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

How Should The Law Define The Primary Duties Of Law Enforcement Officers?

Video:

PBS Wisconsin

Shared via

PBS Wisconsin

A bill before the Wisconsin Legislature would define the primary duty of law enforcement as preserving the life of all individuals, and that deadly force is to be used only as a last resort. A former police officer, State Sen. Van Wanggaard discusses this proposal and the training of police.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

What Do The George Floyd Protests Have To Do With The Broad Problem Of Racism?

Video:

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Shared via

PBS Wisconsin

What do the George Floyd protests mean for people who feel marginalized on the job, priced out of their neighborhoods, overcharged for payday loans and over-policed? Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, discusses the challenge of systemic racism.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Retired Police Chief: Gains By Reform Efforts Over Years Lost In An Instant

Video:

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Shared via

PBS Wisconsin

Will demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd be the situation that causes change? Noble Wray, retired Madison Police Chief and a law enforcement consultant on community policing, discusses the protests and what he thinks is most important for law enforcement to be doing.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Green Bay Police Receiving Use Of Force Refresher Training

Video:

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Shared via

PBS Wisconsin

What is the situation on the ground with practicing cops, those still responding and engaging and making decisions? Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith discusses training, police accountability, marching with protesters, and criticism the department is facing over its use of force.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Along With Cries For Justice, Activists Call For Policing Protesters To Vote

Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Public Radio

Shared via

WPR

Thousands of people across Wisconsin have turned out for protests calling for changes to policing policies and tactics they say result in disproportionate use of force against people of color. Some activists say lasting change will only happen if protesters also turn out to vote.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin Democrats Question Federal Coronavirus Food Box Program

Audio:

Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

Shared via

WPR

Democratic members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are asking the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture why state businesses didn't receive more contracts for a new program buying excess food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Dane County Alters Public Health Rules To Avoid Legal Fight With Catholic Diocese

Audio:

Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

Shared via

WPR

Churches in Dane County are now allowed to hold in-person services up to 25% of their capacity. The change comes days after officials received a letter from a law firm hired by the Catholic Diocese of Madison, claiming the county's restrictions unfairly limited the size of religious services.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Protesters Block Beltline In Madison, March From Milwaukee To Wauwatosa

WPR Staff

Wisconsin Public Radio

Shared via

WPR

Protesters blocked traffic on a major arterial roadway and confronted a school board official in Madison, while hundreds in Milwaukee marched to Wauwatosa, in the seventh day of statewide protests calling for justice for George Floyd and decrying racial injustice.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Evers Declares Racism To Be A Public Health Crisis

Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Shared via

PBS Wisconsin

Gov. Tony Evers declared "racism is a public health crisis" during a June 4 media briefing call about the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Milwaukee Mayor Seeks Reviews Of Use Of Force By Police During Protests

Audio:

Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Public Radio

Shared via

WPR

Police in Madison and Milwaukee have used tear gas on policing protesters and shot rubber bullets when they have felt threatened. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he wants a full review done whenever he sees a video or an incident that raises questions.