Category: CRJ301 Police Mgt

Report of The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Law Enforcement

The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Law Enforcement (the Panel) was established as an advisory body to the San Francisco District Attorney in May 2015 in the wake of revelations that 14 San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officers had exchanged numerous racist and homophobic text messages.

The Panel was tasked with answering the critical question that the text messaging scandal raised: Was the racial and homophobic bias so clearly demonstrated by the offensive texts a reflection of institutionalized bias within the SFPD and, if so, to what extent?

See below or select HERE for the report

Click to access BRP_report_0.pdf

Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase – Scientific American

So the homicides from gun violence are due to persons buying guns legally to kill someone? I always thought that most of the gun violence was driven by illegally obtained guns.

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— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/where-gun-stores-open-gun-homicides-increase/

Dramatically increasing incarceration is the wrong response to the recent uptick in homicides and violent crime

The question of public safety will continue to be at the forefront of our politics at the local, state, and federal level. We do not have to choose between low crime rates or low incarceration. By simultaneously pursuing both, we can make America a freer, fairer, and more peaceful nation.
— Read on www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/11/02/dramatically-increasing-incarceration-is-the-wrong-response-to-the-recent-uptick-in-homicides-and-violent-crime/

I hope that those who made the pendulum swing left are not denying the obvious that there are some serious factors at play causing a catastrophic increase in homicide yet the response is a kin to “nothing to see here”. A 30% increase in homicide is a cost of thousands of more lives and millions of dollars lost.

National Urban League Unveils “21 Pillars,” A Comprehensive Framework for Redefining Public Safety | National Urban League

National Urban League Unveils “21 Pillars,” A Comprehensive Framework for Redefining Public Safety | National Urban League
— Read on nul.org/news/national-urban-league-unveils-21-pillars-comprehensive-framework-redefining-public-safety

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Racial Disparities in Misdemeanor Speeding Convictions | RAND

In this report, researchers use data on speeding violations in Virginia to examine whether there are racial disparities in who benefits from the discretion of law enforcement and the courts to discount or downgrade misdemeanor violations.

— Read on www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1317-1.html

A .pdf of the report can be accessed at the website.

CPD’s Pattern and Practice of Home Invasions – South Side Weekly

On Tuesday, July 27, seven months after Chicago witnessed body-camera footage of Anjanette Young in her home, naked and surrounded by officers who were raiding it in search of someone who did not live there, the City Council is holding a hearing on an ordinance named after her. The Anjanette Young Ordinance would prohibit the practice of no-knock or knock-and-announce warrants, require more evidence beyond just one informant before conducting a raid, and require police to keep more documentation of such home invasions, especially when children are present.
— Read on southsideweekly.com/cpds-pattern-and-practice-of-home-invasions/