Police impunity and lack of law enforcement accountability has been highlighted in a series of investigative articles by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate and Nola.com in the special report Sworn & Protected. The stories report that at least 228 police officers in the last decade were convicted of crimes involving violence, harassment, sexual assault, malfeasance, dishonesty and theft, and yet only 1 in 5 have lost their credentials to continue working in law enforcement.
