Four years after passage of a disastrous 2022 law, cops roll past as prostitutes walk the Figueroa corridor.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/figueroa-california-prostitution-sex-trafficking
Author: scott prell
How Two California Cities Are Reducing Street Homelessness
Declines in San Francisco and San Jose offer lessons for other cities grappling with encampments and public disorder.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/san-francisco-san-jose-homeless-encampments
Professionalism and performance – police leadership for the future | College of Policing
Executive summary
The police leadership commission has undertaken the most comprehensive examination of police leadership in England and Wales in a generation. The independent commission was set up by the College of Policing with the support of the Home Office in October 2025.Bringing together expertise from across policing, the private sector, academia, the military and politics, we have heard from thousands of officers, staff and members of the public through our force visits, call for evidence, survey work, roundtables and focus groups. Our work has covered the entirety of the policing workforce, including officers, staff and volunteers working at all levels.
We have seen outstanding examples of leadership and delivery across policing, often in the most challenging circumstances.
— Read on www.college.police.uk/police-leadership-commission/police-leadership-commission-report
Get the full PDF report HERE
Minneapolis police review: “No progress has been made” – Minnesota Women’s Press
Effective Law Enforcement for All releases its fourth review of the Minneapolis Police Department since the 2023 investigation by Minnesota Human Rights Department
— Read on www.womenspress.com/minneapolis-police-review-no-progress-has-been-made/
Get a PDF of the report HERE
Officers who killed Nickenley Turenne cleared after AG review | New Hampshire Public Radio
The N.H. Attorney General said officers were justified in shooting the 24-year-old in Manchester last December, after mistaking a flashlight he pointed at them for a firearm.
— Read on www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-07-01/officers-who-killed-nickenley-turenne-cleared-after-ag-review-manchester
Get the AG report HERE
America 250!

L.A. Metro Is a Crime-Ridden Hellscape
The transit system’s refusal to enforce fares has turned the trains over to criminals.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/la-metro-crime-fare-enforcement
ACLU: Violent Policing Continues in Cities Where Trump DOJ Abandoned Reform — ProPublica
Police forces with records of unconstitutional policing continued to engage in excessive force even as the Trump administration declared federal oversight unnecessary, according to a new yearlong review by the ACLU.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/aclu-trump-police-reform-doj-minneapolis-louisville-phoenix-memphis
Get a copy of the PDF HERE
Fare evasion: Transit and legal advocates slam Mamdani’s NYPD for continuing ‘aggressive’ enforcement despite campaign promises to ease back | amNewYork
The Legal Aid Society on Friday took Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s NYPD to task, charging that it has maintained the same “aggressive enforcement” of fare evasion
— Read on www.amny.com/nyc-transit/fare-evasion-mamdani-nypd-aggressive-enforcement/
Video, Audio: Heather Mac Donald | Crime Stats Don’t Lie. Why Are We Ignoring Them? | Ep. 53 – Independent Institute
Scott welcomes Heather Mac Donald, one of the country’s most important voices who exposes the truth and the data behind it. Heather is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal. Her latest book is When Race Trumps Merit. In it she explains what she calls the foolish pursuit of undermining meritocracy in favor of equal outcome. They discuss critical social issues including crime, media bias, and cultural shifts, including the feminization of American society and an anti-male narrative that MacDonald sees as harmful to families and societal success.
— Read on www.independent.org/multimedia/2025/09/04/heather-mac-donald-crime-stats-dont-lie-why-are-we-ignoring-them-ep-53/