Category: CRJ101 Intro CJ

Portland’s Police Staffing Crisis | Manhattan Institute

Like other major cities, Portland, Oregon, has experienced a surge in crime and disorder over the past three years. But unlike other major cities, Portland is uniquely ill-equipped to deal with this problem, because its police department is uniquely understaffed. With just 1.26 officers per every 1,000 residents, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) ranks 48th […]
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Psychology, Not Circumstances | Manhattan Institute

Among many criminologists, advocates, and policymakers, it is an article of faith that the socioeconomic “root causes” of serious crime must be addressed in order to reduce lawbreaking. However, the enormous crime declines over the course of the late 1990s and early 2000s occurred without significant improvements in socioeconomic conditions.[1] Even so, academics, policymakers, and […]
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Excessive force and community trust: Seattle Police Department’s 12 years of federal oversight ends | CapitolHillSeattle.com

Excessive force and community trust: Seattle Police Department’s 12 years of federal oversight ends | CapitolHillSeattle.com
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Interesting Illustration of the “21-foot Rule” in police use of force

Check out a recent article from Police1: “Incident analysis: Hammer attack on Conn. detective offers lessons in responding to a close quarters attack” it is an excellent illustration of the 21-foot rule for police use of force.

The article covers 10 points that a police officer should consider when confronting an citizen armed with a blunt weapon.