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The Vital Role of Whistleblower Protections for Law Enforcement Officers
Government Accountability Project publishes landmark report recommending urgent law reform to promote police accountability.
WASHINGTON – A new report published by Government Accountability Project entitled “Breaking The Blue Wall of Silence: The Vital Role of Whistleblower Protections for Law Enforcement Officers,” provides a comprehensive overview of whistleblowing in the law enforcement community and seeks to begin a productive dialogue around this crucial, though often overlooked, aspect of police reform. This report is launched after an interview with our Legal Director Tom Devine on NPR’s “On The Media” about the horrific experiences of law enforcement whistleblowers who suffer chilling, and sometimes life-threatening retaliation for reporting abuses by their fellow cops. Protecting law enforcement whistleblowers who witness wrongdoing is a critical component of addressing the vacuum of meaningful accountability in law enforcement.
This culture of silence, ingrained in the nearly 18,000 police departments across the United States, makes whistleblowing in law enforcement extremely unlikely, and thus all the more necessary. To restore public trust in law enforcement institutions, a rigorous pursuit of police integrity must provide safe channels for reporting the truth if justice and accountability are going to prevail. Strong legislation that protects the indispensable role...
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