Agencies are to submit by February 16 records of instances of misconduct for current and former federal law enforcement officers. Image: Kristi Blokhin/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe Justice Department has created a centralized repository of official records documenting instances of misconduct—as well as commendations and awards—for federal law enforcement officers.
The a “law enforcement accountability database” will be accessible only to authorized users to help determine suitability and eligibility of candidates for law enforcement positions and will “help ensure that federal hiring officials have the most accurate and important information when making hiring decisions,” an announcement said.
“No law enforcement agency — including the Justice Department — can effectively do its work without the trust of the public,” it said. “This database will give our law enforcement agencies an important new tool for vetting and hiring officers and agents that will help strengthen our efforts to build and retain that trust.”
As of its launch, the database contains records only of law enforcement officers working for the Justice Department but other agencies are to submit by February 16 records of instances of misconduct for current and former federal law enforcement officers that occurred over the prior seven years.
Creation of the database was called for under a 2022 executive order on policing and criminal justice practices.
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