Trump Shuts Down Police Misconduct Database

The U.S. Department of Justice has shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, a system established to track misconduct among federal law enforcement officers. Originally proposed by President Trump in 2020 and created under President Biden in 2022, the database aimed to prevent officers with records of misconduct from easily finding new positions in law enforcement. The database was decommissioned following Trump's executive order revoking Biden's previous executive actions, a move criticized as a setback for transparency and public safety. The database contained records of federal officer misconduct, including criminal convictions and disciplinary actions, covering nearly 150,000 officers from various agencies. Critics argue that the database was a crucial tool for police accountability, despite concerns raised by some police groups about the process of entering data without giving officers the opportunity to challenge it.