An analysis of the final 2018 crime rates from cities nationwide
— Read on www.brennancenter.org/publication/crime-2018-final-analysis
Month: June 2019
Progressives Are Winning DA Races But Face Pushback Once in Office
Will these new progressive District Attorneys be helpful or hurtful to the quality of life in their communities?
Queens, N.Y., will soon join the list of places electing district attorneys who reject the tough-on-crime policies of the past. But their approach isn’t always well-received by governors.
— Read on www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-prosecutors-elections-district-attorney-races.html
DA Statistic Dashboards | San Francisco District Attorney
This is an excellent resource where there is a real time accounting of the types of cases decided and what cases are waiting to be heard.
I think this is a first of its kind.
— Read on sfdistrictattorney.org/da-stat-dashboards
State of California Department of Justice – OpenJustice
Open Justice is a transparency initiative led by the California Department of Justice that publishes criminal justice data so we can understand how we are doing, hold ourselves accountable, and improve public policy to make California safer.
— Read on openjustice.doj.ca.gov/
A New Report Card for California’s Police Fails Most Departments – Route Fifty
The scorecard reviewed data from California’s hundred largest cities to find statewide trends on where police departments are struggling.
— Read on www.routefifty.com/public-safety/2019/06/new-report-card-californias-police-fails-most-departments/157530/
The police scorecard can be accessed HERE
Turner, W. J. (1931). A Police Manual-Being an Outline for Zone School Instruction. Buffalo: publisher not identified
This is an awesome find. A coworker (KS) has the actual manual. It is a snapshot of policing history. One interesting part is the number 1 function of the police was the Preserve the Peace. Interesting because that fits nicely with Broken Windows Theory and now police departments don’t want maintaining order or preserving the peace as part of their mission statement.
A police manual / by Wilbur J. Turner ; with an introd. by Austin … – Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library
— Read on babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt
Scorecard on California PDs – Modern Policing
Scorecard on California PDs – Modern Policing
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/06/08/scorecard-on-california-pds/amp/
Campaign Zero’s Scorecard for Police Departments – The Atlantic
Here’s a new way to help people evaluate the performance of the law-enforcement agencies that patrol their communities.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/campaign-zero-scorecard/590581/
In the article there is a like to police scorecard or it can be accessed HERE
Aggressive Policing and Academic Outcomes: Examining the Impact of Police “Surges” in NYC Students’ Home Neighborhoods
This is an interesting report on the concept of how changes of policing in student’s neighborhoods affects school performance.
Future of Policing 