New Report Criticizes Miami Police
A new Justice Department report criticizes the Miami Police for its policies on use of force and choice of weapons.
The report is part of an investigation the Justice Department began into alleged police misconduct against minorities in the Miami area last yea, resulting from accusations of racism and police brutality.
Here is Miami Police Chief John Timmony's response to the reportAddressing the U.S. Department of Justice's critical findings of some Miami police policies and practices, Miami Chief John Timoney said today that he will make necessary changes after he finishes his own review of the agency. ''We have been looking at the entire department,'' Timoney said. ``Our review is even more extensive and exhaustive than the one they are doing.''You can read the entire Justice Department report here. A Miami Herald intensive report, Fatal Fire, Flawed Justice, is accessible here.
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