When new officials took on the oversight of Arkansas law enforcement officers under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders early this year, they made keeping bad cops off the street a focus.
They said they adopted new processes and safeguards intended to prevent problem officers from hopping from department to department and have even looked at individuals who may have slipped through the cracks in the past.
But Arkansas remains one of 15 states that keep the identities of its officers private, making public oversight near impossible.
Published in Arkansas Advocate, 2023. Reporting by Hunter Field and Sam Stecklow.