The California Department of Justice is reviewing the Los Angeles Police Department’s records and policies regarding use of the state’s gang member database after allegations emerged that officers in ...

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The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is investigating possible racial bias by the Boston Police Department’s gang unit and its associated gang member database, which has been criticized in the ...

A San Diego man has made an appeal in front of a judge for his name to be taken off of the statewide gang member database, making him the first locally and the second in California to make the ask.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department plans to make changes to its gang member database following criticism that it's often inaccurate, outdated and racially skewed. The Chicago Tribune obtained ...

A recent California State Auditor’s report documented a shocking lack of transparency, accountability, oversight and data security in CalGang, the database of (supposedly) known gang members ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Police Bureau plans to stop documenting people as gang members amid community concern that the label disproportionately affects minorities. The bureau announced the ...

The California Department of Justice will be investigating the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of a statewide gang member database following reports that officers were falsely framing innocent ...