Utah moves to decertify Brigham Young University’s police department; school plans to appeal – The Salt Lake Tribune
— Read on www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/26/utah-moves-decertify-byu/
Month: February 2019
Surrounded: Killings near school, and the students left behind – Los Angeles Times
A multiple part series on violence near school.
Even as crime has dropped in L.A., thousands of children grow up with a constant drumbeat of death.
— Read on www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-edu-school-safety/
Case Study of NYC Program Proves ‘No Need to Lock Up Kids for Public Safety’ | The Crime Report
Juvenile arrests in New York City were slashed in half since the city stopped sending young people to youth detention facilities far from their homes under the 2012 ‘Close to Home’ law, according to a case study released Wednesday.
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/02/27/case-study-of-nyc-program-proves-no-need-to-lock-up-kids-for-public-safety/
Here are more resources on Youth Detention including a link to the report discussed in the above article.
Office of Children and Family Services
Close to Home
https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/rehab/close_to_home/
http://www.cclp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Close-to-Home-Implementation-Report-Final.pdf
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/250142.pdf
Youth Detention
http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/06-11_rep_dangersofdetention_jj.pdf
Failure should not be an option | Prison Policy Initiative
Grading Parole Release Systems.
Report grading the fairness and effectiveness of the parole release systems of all 50 states
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/grading_parole.html
Focus on wellness in Stockton | Modern Policing
This article describes Stockton, California PD’s wellness network aimed at helping officers deal with stress and trauma. The award-winning initiative includes a significant orientation for new recruits and proactive measures when officers encounter difficult situations in the field. The police department endured layoffs earlier in the decade while the city went through bankruptcy, adding to…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/02/23/focus-on-wellness-in-stockton/
Practical Terrorism Prevention: Reexamining U.S. National Approaches to Addressing the Threat of Ideologically Motivated Violence | RAND
Researchers examined past U.S. countering violent extremism and terrorism prevention efforts and explored options to strengthen them. They found that current capabilities are relatively limited and that future efforts must build trust to succeed.
— Read on www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2647.html
Building an Effective and Practical National Approach to Terrorism Prevention | RAND
Researchers found major gaps in national terrorism prevention efforts: Shortfalls came not only from limited programmatic focus and resource investment, but also from critics seeking to constrain or halt such efforts.
There have been some successes, including community education efforts, formation of public-private partnerships, and development of local capacity to intervene with individuals at risk of radicalizing to violence. However, interviewees viewed those achievements as fragile because of concerns about whether the programs would be sustained.
— Read on www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10030.html
