Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Laquan McDonald. Freddie Gray. Anthony Hill. The list of officer-involved deaths is long and the death of Atatiana Jefferson,
— Read on www.gpbnews.org/post/policy-training-bias-issues-behind-ongoing-police-shootings-black-people
Month: October 2019
MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT Current Status & Plan for 21st Century Policing
In 2015, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report was released, offering a series of recommendations related to modern policing. The Madison Police Department released a response in early 2016, outlining the department’s status and future plans relating to the report’s recommendations. The Task Force Report continues to provide valuable guidance to policing and the larger criminal justice system; this report reflects an update on MPD’s efforts.
See the report HERE
The Woodlands Township, Texas 2019 Law Enforcement Analysis |Report
This report containing an analysis of law enforcement operations in The Woodlands Township, along with cost estimates regarding various options for developing an in-house law enforcement function should the Township incorporate. The analysis included in this report was developed utilizing a variety of sources, including interviews with The Woodlands staff and stakeholders, information provided by Montgomery and Harris Counties, and publicly-available information from benchmark communities.
See the report HERE
OIR Group
OIR Group is an organization that evaluates Police Departments. There are links to several reports on this page.
VIEW BY DATE | oirgroup
— Read on www.oirgroup.com/view-by-date
MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE REVIEW
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See the Madison PD’s response to the OIR report HERE
Lost jobs, constant fear: This is life on probation for tens of thousands across Pennsylvania
Probation is meant to keep people out of jail. But intense monitoring leaves tens of thousands across the state at risk of incarceration.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/inq/probation-parole-pennsylvania-philadelphia-criminal-justice-system-violations-poverty-20191024.html
5 facts about crime in the U.S. | Modern Policing
A useful synopsis of crime in the U.S. as of 2018 is available here from the Pew Research Center. Violent and property crime are down dramatically over the last 25 years, although these gains are not always recognized by the public. Crime rates vary substantially around the country — Alaska and New Mexico have violent…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/
In New York, the Neighborhood You’re Shot in May Determine Whether You Survive
A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough’s southern reaches, and it’s struggling to keep up.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2019/10/new-york-gun-violence-queens-trauma-centers/
Deadly police shootings keep happening. Data could be a missing piece | PBS NewsHour
Across the nation, 713 people have been fatally shot by police this year.
— Read on www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/deadly-police-shootings-keep-happening-data-could-be-a-missing-piece
Race and Police Shootings: What New Research Says – CityLab
Two new studies have revived the long-running debate over how police respond to white criminal suspects versus African Americans.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2019/08/police-officer-shootings-gun-violence-racial-bias-crime-data/595528/
Future of Policing 