Justice Department scales back Obama-era program to advise police

Published September 15, 2017 6:00pm ET



The Department of Justice said Friday it was scaling back a program developed under the Obama administration aimed at advising and reforming police units around the country and now will only focus on helping cops fight crimes like gang activities and drug trafficking.

The department created the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance program in 2011, and the initiative allowed cities and police departments to voluntarily ask federal officials for assistance on any issue, such as use of force policies and police shootings.

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