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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati officials are calling for changes to police policy after an officer used a stun gun on an 11-year-old Ohio girl who was suspected of shoplifting. Cincinnati’s vice mayor has proposed raising the minimum age for stun gun use from 7 to 12 years old. Officers are currently told they can use […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves attacked, saying the current data is incomplete and inadequate. With his remarks, Holder joined police union officials, academics and others who have urged collection of more detailed statistical data on officer fatalities and […]