One, which he filed shortly before the conclusion of the 113th Congress, would push states to require law enforcement agencies to report detailed data on deadly force to a national database. Hes still working on the other. It would call for an independent commission to investigate instances of deadly force and determine whether to proceed with pursuing indictments. The proposals come in the wake of an ongoing national discussion about police tactics following fatal shootings in Cleveland and Ferguson, Missouri, and the fatal chokehold applied by an officer in New York City. Cohen frames the database bill in terms of collecting data to direct future decisions about laws. It would put an accurate face on whats happening overall on deadly force being used, Cohen said in an interview last week. The bill would technically close a loophole in the 1994 Crime Bill that doesnt enforce or adequately define a reporting requirement, according to a summary of the legislation provided by Cohens office. The database would receive demographic characteristics of both the victim and officer, an explanation of the reason for deadly force, a copy of each law enforcement entitys deadly force guidelines and descriptions of nondeadly force used before deadly force is administered.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:45:50 +0000
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