All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
The ‘trial penalty’ refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial. To avoid the penalty, accused persons must surrender many other fundamental rights which are essential to a fair justice system.
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Should the police own safety? For the past forty years, localities across the country have responded with a resounding “yes,” as the primary response to crime has been to call upon the police and criminal justice system. That approach has come with harms, long understood in communities of color and further underscored last summer by the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. These harms undermine the trust that should be the very foundation of any system of justice.
This paper argues that there is a different and more durable model, based on the oldest of ideas and eminently doable, especially in this moment of pandemic-straitened budgets: tight-knit communities, where residents are brought together through local institutions and have access to basic civic resources, are the places where safety thrives.
Find the FULL report and Executive Summary HERE
WOW another home run podcast. I’m looking forward to reading the book.
This is a discussion about corruption in the Baltimore Police Department. Professor Moskos is a terrific interviewer and the Author Justin Fenton is easy to listen to.
The discussion covers police corruption, policing in Baltimore, causes of corruption, neighborhoods, police supervision, politicians, all that circles the issue of police corruption.
QPP 37: Justin Fenton – Peter Moskos
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/episode-37-justin-fenton/
The purpose of the Commission is to examine policing practices in the District of Columbia and provide evidence-based recommendations for police reform.
— Read on dcpolicereform.com/
Police Strategies LLC commissioned for a study on SPD relations with community around gender, age, and race.
— Read on my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2021/03/03/police-strategies-llc-report-on-spd-police-interaction/
Read this interesting article from a local news reporter. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/mar/14/shawn-vestal-latest-police-bias-study-full-of-data/
Official Website of Long Beach, New York
— Read on www.longbeachny.gov/index.asp
The House bill would render our law enforcement less effective, our communities less safe, and our system less just.
— Read on www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/a-poisonous-police-reform-bill/
Professor Peter Moskos has a collection of essays from 29 different contributors for solutions to reduce violence. Each write on different topics. It is an interesting read if you are a Mayor or Supervisor of a community or a Chief, Sheriff, or Police Supervisor (or Police Officer).
See more here…. https://qualitypolicing.com/violencereduction/
The COPS office produced some of the best publications in policing. There was a time that every month there was an exciting publication released by the COPS office. You could even receive a hard copy of the publication. With the right leadership and if it returns to producing material that is beneficial to policing the COPS office can return as a great resource.
He wants to give yet more money to a federal office that has helped facilitate abuses in policing.
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/biden-cops-office-funding-police-history.html
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