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Administrative/Regulatory

Oct. 10, 2009

Local Policing And Accountability

Hadar Aviram of UC Hastings College of Law examines the issues underlying the BART police's shooting of an unarmed man.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

By Hadar Aviram

The recent publication of the NOBLE report on the BART police force provides some context to the tragic shooting of unarmed Oscar Grant in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009. As the parties are preparing for Johannes Mehserle's murder trial, arguing a motion to change the trial venue from Alameda County, the report draws attention to broader organizational problems. According to the NOBLE report, BART police has reli...

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