All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
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Applied Police Briefings (APB) distills critical policing research into accessible, concise briefings for law enforcement and public safety professionals.
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APB simplifies and shares policing research with law enforcement professionals to foster informed, effective policing practices.
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Introduction
The police are the most visible manifestation of government authority responsible for public
security. While being under enormous pressure throughout the OSCE area to counter the rising
tide of organized crime and the new threats to international and national security, including those emanating from terrorism, the police must operate in accordance with national and international law and respect human rights at all times.
The OSCE participating States “consider the democratic political control of […] the police to be an indispensable element of stability and security.”1 In the course of supporting a democratization process in post-conflict societies, as well as societies in transition, a growing emphasis has been placed on the rule of law. This has revealed the lack of a standardized conceptual foundation to guide these police-related activities, resulting in a number of different approaches towards implementing police training as well as police reform programmes.
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Friends of Mamdani call the department “racist”; in fact, it’s majority-minority.
— Read on cityjournal.substack.com/p/the-demographic-shift-challenging
Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. But the figures can be confusing — and in some cases misleading.
— Read on stateline.org/2025/11/24/why-clearance-rates-dont-tell-the-whole-story-about-solving-crimes/
One of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team picks to advise on community safety is author Alex Vitale who once penned a book titled “The End of Policing.”
— Read on nypost.com/2025/11/25/us-news/mamdani-pick-for-community-safety-committee-alex-vitale-is-anti-cop-professor-who-penned-the-end-of-policing/
This is about improper police parking.
Police brass are refusing to implement a major reform recommended by city probers earlier this year. And the agency won’t say why.
— Read on nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/exclusive-nypd-rejects-ending-self-enforcement-scandal-at-precinct-houses
Description
This report details rates of violent and property crime in the United States based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies from 2022 to 2023. It presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States.
Highlights
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All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice - written by a Secret Contrarian
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