Database Will Track Officer Complaints, Disciplinary Action

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama will create a database to track disciplinary actions and excessive force complaints against law enforcement officers, a measure aimed at weeding out “bad apples” in the profession. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the bill to. It will create a state database to track law enforcement officers’ employment history, disciplinary actions, use of force complaints and reassignments for cause. Democratic Rep. A.J. McCampbell, a former police officer, sponsored the Alabama bill and said it was aimed at preventing weeding out problem officers.

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