Author: scott prell

Winnable Criminal Justice Reforms

CONTENTS

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/

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Expand alternatives to criminal justice system responses to social problems …………………………………1 Reduce the number of people entering the “revolving doors” of jails and prisons …………………………2

Improve sentencing structures and release processes to encourage

timely and successful releases from prison ……………………………………………………………………………..3

Reduce the footprint of the probation and parole system and support success on supervision…….5 Protect incarcerated people and families from exploitation by private contractors……………………….7 Promote physical and mental health among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people………..7 Give all communities equal voice in how our justice system works ………………………………………………..9 Eliminate relics of the harmful and racist “war on drugs” ………………………………………………………………10

static.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2021.pdf

War Comes Home At America’s Expense: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing-SWAT

This is an interesting publication. The ACLU conducts an analysis of SWAT. In the publication there is the analysis, the findings, and recommendations. Then in an Appendix there are a MOU, policy, training PowerPoint, operational plan. These documents provide a unique perspective (an insiders view) on a SWAT deployment.

I think this would be a perfect resource for Criminal Justice courses or for students reporting on SWAT or policing.

www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/jus14-warcomeshome-report-web-rel1.pdf

Independent Review of Portland Police Culture

The City’s framing of the review, which ultimately resulted in this Report, was as follows:

Community Perception of Racial Bias: Are PPB’s policies, culture, actions, or outcomes driven by racial bias? If so, what is the extent of any racial bias, what are the root causes of any racial bias, and what are the best practices to addresses those root causes?

Community Perception of Political Bias: Are PPB’s policies, culture, actions, or outcomes driven by political bias? If so, what is the extent of any political bias, what are the root causes of any political bias, and what are the best practices to address those root causes?

Community Perception that PPB is Resistant to Change: Are PPB’s policies, culture, actions, or outcomes resistant to change sought by the community? If so, what is the extent of this resistance, what are the root causes of this resistance, and what are the best practices to address that resistance?www.oirgroup.com/_files/ugd/c0d762_16aaa9fa1dfa4b0b87a74352fe5d520c.pdf

POLICING 2020: Local news reporting during a year of racial justice protests

This is supposed to be a report about the change of how news reporting represents the police but all this report is really about is how 3 liberal newspapers editorialize about the police.

Think about it – newspapers really just report how they want on any topic so it’s not that they are capturing the sentiment of a community – no they are editorializing on the message they want to report. So an analysis of the newspaper’s message is just a measurement of what the editors are saying.

This analysis says NOTHING about how the community feels about law enforcement or criminals. It says more about how the editors for the newspaper feel about police and criminals.

www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/2022-01/Policing2020_MICReport.pdf