All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
To all my Canadian followers:
This episode of Hub Dialogues features 2022 Donner Book Prize nominee and University of Toronto law professor Kent Roach about his nominated book, Canadian Policing: How and Why it Must Change. The episode was originally released on February 13th, 2023.
— Read on thehub.ca/2023-05-18/policing-is-failing-canadians-law-professor-kent-roach-on-how-and-why-it-must-change-re-release/
Agencies across the country are experiencing alarming levels of officer turnover.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/police-are-stretched-thin
This Police Week, concern over increased assaults on MN cops
— Read on www.twincities.com/2023/05/17/police-week-concern-over-increased-assaults-on-minnesota-cops/
There’s no getting around the fact that people and property are both much less safe, and it’s a problem that was politically created.
— Read on themessenger.com/opinion/new-yorks-crime-problem-is-a-self-inflicted-wound-and-a-warning-for-other-cities
Nationwide crime is still on the rise, but why? Crime continues to plague American communities across the Nation. In the wake of the widespread civil unrest and violence that beset much of the country in 2020, crime rose to levels unseen in decades. Unfortunately, while the riots and looting have abated, overall crime rates have not.
— Read on americafirstpolicy.com/latest/2022-year-end-review-crime-in-america
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
OIR Report – City of Vallejo Police Department.
See report at the bottom of the webpage.
— Read on www.vallejopd.net/cms/One.aspx
The overuse of probation and parole, along with punative restrictions, can extend the reach of the prison walls.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/correctionalcontrol2023.html
She has a plan to change law enforcement, one cop at a time.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/charleston-south-carolina-defund-the-police-recruitment/673461/
In this report, Rashawn Ray analyzes data from 342 police service call cases involving New Jersey’s successful pilot of the ARRIVE Together program.
— Read on www.brookings.edu/research/new-jersey-arrive-together-program-could-reform-policing-as-we-know-it/
This is an interesting article about how to remove a member from a police oversight board. There must be a process because members of these boards can’t have absolute membership and authority. Right??? Each removal process probably varies by charter or local or state laws. From what I could follow Denver’s council passed a law to form the Police Oversight Panel which always interests me because isn’t that the legislative branch taking control of the executive branch (which controls the police department)? It would be like Mayor passing a Banker position that would control the government funds to circumvent the city council. Good for the Mayor but that would break the separation of powers. Whatever no one cares.
Boulder City Council decided to remove Police Oversight Panel (POP) member Lisa Sweeney-Miran in a 5-2 vote on Thursday May 4th with two council members Boulder City Council removed Police Oversight Panel ember Lisa Sweeney-Miran, bringing additional questions to the panel’s effectiveness
— Read on yellowscene.com/2023/05/06/boulder-city-councils-removal-of-police-oversight-member-is-another-blow-to-panels-effectiveness/
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