The Delaware House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly passed a bill that would establish new standards for reporting police misconduct allegations, hailed by sponsors as a giant leap toward transparency. After the bill passed, the Speaker of the House Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, thanked the people who helped get the bill passed. āI also want to thank the police …
A raft of criminal justice bills were signed into law this week. Photo by Pexels. Eight pieces of legislation aimed at reforming Delawareās criminal justice system were signed into law this week.Ā The bills will expand mandatory reviews of police use-of-force incidents, mandate the recording of interrogations, prohibit the publication of childrenās mugshots, end the prosecution of children under 12 …
