A legislative panel endorsed a bill Wednesday to close a gap in Utah s justice system that has allowed certain juvenile offenders who commit new crimes to actually be released early.
SALT LAKE CITY The Council on Criminal Justice Task Force on Policing released its first set of policy assessments Wednesday, recommending changes it says will reduce incidents of excessive force by police and improve racial equity in policing.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera is one of 11 task force members from across the country who agreed unanimously on the recommendations.
The task force s three assessments released Wednesday encourage law enforcement agencies nationwide to ban choke holds, end or restrict the use of no-knock warrants, and require that officers intervene when they see colleagues using excessive force.
The issue of choke holds and neck restraints, as well as no-knock warrants, came front and center last summer after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police.
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A new bill under consideration in the Utah Legislature seeks to rein in the use of controversial “no-knock” warrants that allow police to burst into someone’s home without warning in order to make an arrest or search for evidence of crimes.
The proposal from Rep. Craig Hall, R-West Valley City, wouldn’t go so far as to eliminate no-knock warrants, which are typically used for drug crimes but it would restrict them to instances when there is an “existing, imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death to a person inside the building.”
In other circumstances, Hall’s bill would require police to knock loudly at least three times, identify themselves as officers, demand admission to the building and then wait at least 30 seconds before they could forcibly enter. Under Utah law, officers are already required to identify themselves as law enforcement and to explain the reason why they need admission as part of these “knock-and-announce” warra
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MORE than £1.3 million will be given to East Lothian Council after a major development on the outskirts of Macmerry was approved. Balfour Beatty Homes will build 122 new homes and 20 flats on the western edge of the village, with work starting in the coming months. As part of the planning approval, the developer will have to put forward money for various improvements in nearby infrastructure. Contributions towards improvements at the village’s primary school, Tranent’s Ross High School, surrounding roads and sporting provision total £1,322,444.20. A spokeswoman for East Lothian Council said: “Section 75 agreements are proportional to the size of any development and, as they are used to improve infrastructure such as any necessary increase in education provision and upgrades or installation of transport links, they are essential in enabling East Lothian Council to ensure development is carried out in a sustainable, controlled way.”