DOJ Launches Investigation of Phoenix Police Department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Areas of focus will be to determine whether the Phoenix Police Department uses excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment; whether the department engages in discriminatory policing practices that violate the Constitution and federal law; whether the department violates the First Amendment by retaliating against "individuals who are engaged in protected expressive activities," and whether the city and its police force respond to people with disabilities "in a manner that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
51% : It will also look at evidence to determine whether Phoenix officers have engaged in "retaliatory activity against people for conduct protected by the First Amendment," as well as "discriminatory policing.
40% : "Those last two areas of investigative focus speak to an important issue that is broader than the Phoenix investigation: Our society is straining the policing profession by turning to law enforcement to address a wide array of social problems," Garland said.

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