Prosecutors across the country are looking for new ways to handle police use-of-force cases. In Maryland, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is pushing for state legislation to give police powers to her investigators. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón is creating a unit to lead police-shooting investigations, instead of having the police take the lead. In November, the Philadelphia district attorney introduced a...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 26, 2017 12:00 UTC