Category: CRJ301 Police Mgt

Building Safe, Thriving Communities Research-Based Strategies for Public Safety

Decades of harsh, carceral law enforcement practices have perpetuated cycles of violence and harm without making us safer. The number of individuals behind bars—particularly for low-level offenses—is not a measure of public safety, and in fact has tremendous costs and consequences that detract from the goal of creating healthy, stable communities. Progress toward this goal requires transformational change in the way we approach law enforcement practices, specifically in the fields of policing, prosecution, and sentencing. We cannot continue to use incarceration as our default solution. All over the country, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and lawmakers are reducing their reliance on enforcement and incarceration, and are instead implementing practices and policies that focus on reinvestment, research-based strategies, and community engagement.

The article can be access HERE

States Can Shorten Probation and Protect Public Safety

Overview

More than 3.5 million, or 1 in 72, adults were on probation in the United States at the end of 2018—the most recent year for which U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) data is available—more than triple the number in 1980. Nationwide, on any given day, more people are on probation than in prisons and jails and on parole combined. At its best, probation—court-ordered correctional supervision in the community—gives people the opportunity to remain with their families, maintain employment, and access services that can reduce their likelihood of re-offending while serving their sentences. But, as previous research by The Pew Charitable Trusts has shown, the growth and size of this population have overloaded local and state agencies and stretched their resources thin, weakening their ability to provide the best return on taxpayers’ public safety investments, support rehabilitation, and ensure a measure of accountability. One key factor driving the size of the probation population is how long individuals remain on supervision.

You can get the report HERE

The Case Against Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments–PJI 2020

Pretrial risk assessment instruments (RAIs) are actuarial tools intended to estimate two key outcomes for those who are released pending trial: the likelihood that someone will fail to appear for court, and the likelihood that someone will be arrested for a new crime before the disposition of their case. The use of RAIs is a topic of great debate among criminal justice practitioners, community advocates, formerly incarcerated people, policymakers, and academics. This paper lays out the case for why risk assessments should not be a part of pretrial decision making.

Get a copy HERE

MCCA Report on the 2020 Protest and Civil Unrest

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Through the work of the MCCA Intelligence Commanders Group (ICG), an after-action review on this summer’s protests and civil unrest was approved for public release. From May 25th to July 31st, 8,700 total protest events occurred in 68 major cities and counties. This level of activity was unprecedented and while the majority of protests were lawful and peaceful, 79 percent of reporting agencies experienced at least one protest that involved some level of violence and in cities where violence did occur, assaults on officers, looting and arson were the most common criminal activities.

SEE Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCA) for more important resources https://www.majorcitieschiefs.com/index.php

Violent Crime Rates Declined in 10 Jurisdictions Following Comprehensive Police Reform – Center for American Progress

Violent Crime Rates Declined in 10 Jurisdictions Following Comprehensive Police Reform – Center for American Progress
— Read on www.americanprogress.org/issues/criminal-justice/news/2020/11/16/492931/violent-crime-rates-declined-10-jurisdictions-following-comprehensive-police-reform/

A new look for the Edmonton Police Service? Report on uniforms, vehicle livery goes to council Monday | Edmonton Journal

The Edmonton Police Service is going under the microscope at council this week as city politicians examine how to reform local policing.
— Read on edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/a-new-look-for-the-edmonton-police-service-report-on-uniforms-vehicle-livery-goes-to-council-monday

There is a 19 page report that is linked to in the article.

NYPD Vision for Fair and Effective Discipline

Police Department has substantially implemented the recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced that the NYPD has now substantially implemented the recommendations of an independent blue-ribbon panel of former prosecutors and judges for improving the department’s internal disciplinary system. Press release HERE

Draft Policies for Public Comment

Welcome to the New York City Police Department’s Policy Review webpage. We welcome public comments on any of the proposed policy changes listed below. The comment period deadline for each respective proposal is displayed in its summary page. Once the comment period has ended, the NYPD will review the submitted comments and consider their inclusion in the final policy. Please click the link(s) to the policy you wish to review and send us your comments. HERE.

A Watchdog Accused Officers of Serious Misconduct. Few Were Punished.

An analysis by The New York Times found that the N.Y.P.D. has reduced or rejected recommendations for stiff discipline of officers in about 71 percent of 6,900 serious misconduct charges. NY Times article

The Report of the Independent Panel on the Disciplinary System of the New York City Police Department – see report HERE

After 25 years, the Crime Bill is as controversial as ever—and as important to understand.

This is a good website to follow. The 1994 Crime Bill was widely popular at the time. Now it is look at as evil.

It will be interesting to see how Academia reports on the crime bill now.

What did the Crime Bill actually do? What does the research say about the impact it had on crime and justice? What lessons does it offer policymakers today?

To help answer these critical questions, the Council commissioned an ongoing series of analyses from some of the nation’s most respected crime experts.
— Read on counciloncj.foleon.com/reports/crime-bill/welcome/