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/

Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?

Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?
— Read on www.corrections.com/news/article/51209-are-dramatic-reductions-in-lower-level-arrests-increasing-violence-

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine
— Read on usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs/first-ever-report-maines-school-based-policing-released-usms-cutler-institute

Read the Full IG Report on the Laquan McDonald Shooting | NBC Chicago

The city of Chicago on Wednesday released more than 6,500 pages of a long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing…
— Read on www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Read-the-Full-IG-Report-on-the-Laquan-McDonald-Shooting-562640671.html

Best & Worst Cities for Police – Security.org

Best & Worst Cities for Police – Security.org
— Read on www.security.org/resources/best-worst-cities-police/