In The News: Department of Criminal Justice

July 31, 2015
More and more police departments across the country are equipping their officers with body cameras. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is in the process of acquiring more.

July 31, 2015
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a driver to death during a routine traffic stop probably would not have been indicted for murder, authorities say, without a key piece of evidence — video from a camera worn by the cop.

July 29, 2015
UNLV Criminal Justice researchers released the results of a national survey gauging the public's opinion of body worn cameras on police officers.

June 25, 2015
In a June 22 story about efforts to retrain police to reduce the number of shootings by officers, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a trainer quoted. The correct name is Pete Kruse, not Pete Crews. A corrected version of the story is below.
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By 2 a.m., nearly five hours had ticked by since Stanley Gibson’s last call.

June 20, 2015
By 2 a.m., nearly five hours had ticked by since Stanley Gibson's last call.

June 17, 2015
Millions of fans tuned into Netflix over the weekend to watch the latest “Orange is the New Black” episodes. For nearly one million American women, however, life behind bars is not a production, but their reality.

May 21, 2015
Nearly one year has passed since two Metro Police officers were assaulted and killed in a valley restaurant. Thursday night, officers will engrave the names of Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo into the Las Vegas Police Memorial.

April 27, 2015
A $539 million budget for the Metropolitan Police Department received preliminary approval Monday morning.

April 16, 2015
High profile cases of police use of force are gaining nationwide attention. As 8 News NOW discovered, part of the problem lies in the definition of “use of force.”

March 31, 2015
High profile cases of police use of force are gaining nationwide attention. As 8 News NOW discovered, part of the problem lies in the definition of “use of force.”