Some police violence misreported, monitor says

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Despite having made “substantial” gains in cutting down on the use of force, D.C. police only reported 36 percent of violent encounters last year, an independent monitor found.

Under an agreement with the Justice Department — brought about when D.C. led the nation in the shootings of citizens — the D.C. police have submitted to former Justice Department inspector general Michael R. Bromwich’s scrutiny for the past four years.

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