President Joe Biden announced an update on Monday to his May 2022 executive order that created a national database to track law enforcement officers accused of misconduct. This database was a product of the Department of Justice and one of the administration’s initiatives in response to the 2020 riots following the death of George Floyd.
“President Biden and Vice President Harris are committed to doing everything we can to make our communities safer, including by advancing effective and accountable policing,” a press release from the White House said. “That’s why the President issued Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, which, in part, requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national database documenting misconduct by federal law enforcement…
