Learning to Build Police-Community Trust | Urban Institute

New publication from the Urban Institute.

Learning to Build Police-Community Trust | Urban Institute
— Read on www.urban.org/research/publication/learning-build-police-community-trust

Get a .pdf version of the report HERE

How America talks about police violence five years after Michael Brown – Vox

Brown’s death made America more aware of police violence. But police reform is still a work in progress.
— Read on www.vox.com/identities/2019/8/9/20798921/michael-brown-ferguson-uprising-police-violence-reform

Trade secrets vs. due process | Modern Policing

This article discusses the conflict that arises when evidence against a defendant is rooted in privately developed technology or software. Examples include probabilistic DNA typing, algorithms, breathalyzers, and stingray cell-site simulators. Defense efforts to challenge the validity of evidence derived from these technologies are often stymied by refusals to reveal key details about how they…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/trade-secrets-vs-due-process/

SF Homeless Project: 24 hours inside the city’s crisis

One day, one city, no relief: To capture San Francisco’s homeless crisis, we sent dozens of journalists onto the streets for 24 hours straight. Here’s what they found.
— Read on projects.sfchronicle.com/sf-homeless/24-hours-homelessness/

Video: LEOs TASER knife-wielding man attempting suicide by cop inside stationhouse

“The government is f—ing with me. I want you to shoot me,” he blurted out
— Read on www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/484549006-video-leos-taser-knife-wielding-man-attempting-suicide-by-cop-inside-stationhouse/

SBA Head: New York’s Anti-Police Sentiment Causes ‘Pantaleo Effect’

The “Pantaleo Effect” is similar to the Ferguson Effect. The Pantaleo Effect is a description of what occurred in NYC as a result of the events the followed the Garner case.

President Donald Trump pressed the mayor of New York on July 25 to “stand up” for police officers who have been doused and sprayed with water.
— Read on m.theepochtimes.com/sba-sergeant-new-yorks-anti-police-sentiment-hurts-officers-in-blue_3019205.html

Sounding Board: What should be done to reduce gun violence? – The Morning Call

Sound Board members give their opinions on how to deal with gun violence in the area.
— Read on www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-sounding-board-0725-20190725-plqixgea4ngehdxkpqd5vmtdwe-story.html