Month: September 2024

UFO Response Guide Issued by Major City Chiefs | Police Magazine

The goal of the guidebook is to normalize UAP and UFO sightings so that when and if an officer does encounter something, the officer knows what to do and the command to which the officer is reporting, takes them seriously.
— Read on www.policemag.com/command/news/15683914/ufo-response-guide-issued-by-major-city-chiefs

Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE

Broken Trust: The Pervasive Role of Deceit in American Policing | Cato Institute

Sanctioned by the courts and taught in police manuals, deceptive tactics are employed by virtually every police department across the country. Officers seeking to elicit a confession will routinely lie to suspects about the evidence and make statements that imply leniency. While effective at times, deception is ethically dubious and can result in severe consequences for suspects. The United States is an outlier in allowing police to deceive suspects, as the practice is prohibited or highly restricted in most peer nations, including England, France, Germany, and Japan.

First, deceptive interrogation tactics frequently induce false confessions, which are a leading cause of wrongful convictions in the United States. Further, the acceptability of lying to suspects during interrogations seems to encourage deception in other, more troubling contexts. Research shows that testimonial lies, such as perjury in court and falsifying police reports, are commonly employed by officers to secure convictions and circumvent constitutional protections. While such practices remain illegal, testimonial lies are rarely identified or punished. As a result, the justifications and skills cultivated through deceiving suspects in interrogations naturally bleed over into other police work.

— Read on www.cato.org/policy-analysis/broken-trust

Alternative Traffic Enforcement: Identifying Areas for Future Research | National Institute of Justice

Alternative traffic enforcement is an emerging crime and justice issue prompted by efforts of dozens of jurisdictions throughout the United States. In response to documented dangers and disparities, they seek to change how some traffic violations are handled.[1] Specifically, these strategies try to increase public safety and reduce demands on officers by deprioritizing some traffic offenses and shifting enforcement responsibilities to alternative agencies or technologies. Most of these programs are in their infancy.
— Read on nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/alternative-traffic-enforcement-identifying-areas-future-research

The Wandering Officer – Article

Abstract.

“Wandering officers” are law-enforcement officers fired by one department, some- times for serious misconduct, who then find work at another agency. Policing experts hold dispar- ate views about the extent and character of the wandering-officer phenomenon. Some insist that wandering officers are everywhere—possibly increasingly so—and that they’re dangerous. Others, however, maintain that critics cherry-pick rare and egregious anecdotes that distort broader reali- ties. In the absence of systematic data, we simply do not know how common wandering officers are or how much of a threat they pose, nor can we know whether and how to address the issue through policy reform.

See the report here:

www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/GrunwaldRappaportArticle_s6branzy.pdf

Syracuse auditor recommends ways for police to improve

Syracuse City Auditor Alexander Marion released a study Monday of the city of Syracuse Police Department’s operations and staffing.

The analysis, which outlined recommendations to improve efficiency, found areas in three fields were crucial: Modifying staffing across certain units, developing an approach to mental health calls and working with residents in the community.

The study was commissioned in 2022 by the Syracuse Common Council.

— Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2024/09/09/syracuse-auditor-recommends-ways-for-city-police-to-improve-operations

Get a .PDF copy HERE