Under Attorney General Eric Holder, the U.S. Department of Justice has staged several federal interventions into local police departments to combat corruption and enforce accountability. Here, The Takeaway looks behind the scenes at local departments across the country, from New Jersey, where police in-fighting and lawsuits have cost tax-payers millions of dollars, to Seattle where the police department is now operating under a federal consent decree.
With a bit of data-mining, and a bit of mentoring, a California city's anti-crime program pays people a monthly stipend to avoid dangerous behavior and stick to positive goals.The craziest part? It's working.
The force is with you - and it's expensive. Internal fighting cost New Jersey taxpayers $29 million last year, and the Garden State isn't alone.
