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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct

A police vehicle and flashing lights.
The database was created so law enforcement agencies across the US would be aware of any misconducted charges against potential hires. Photograph: Baltimore Police/X/Reuters

Donald Trump’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked misconduct by federal police, a resource that policing reform advocates hailed as essential to prevent officers with misconduct records from being able to move undetected between agencies.

The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which stored police records documenting misconduct, is now unavailable, the Washington Post first reported.

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