Is hiring more black officers the key to reducing police violence?

Diversity among officers lags behind the general population. But is police culture a greater problem when it comes to combating excessive force?
— Read on theconversation.com/is-hiring-more-black-officers-the-key-to-reducing-police-violence-126075

NYPD response to J31 subway protest

Excellent description why police are needed in the subway.

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Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE

Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE
— Read on www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/y3mww7/here-are-the-fare-evasion-enforcement-data-the-nypd-fought-to-keep-secret

The Arrest-Jail Admission Gap | Vera Institute

More than 10 million arrests were made across the United States in 2016. Although the numbers have decreased since 1997, roughly 28, 000 arrests still happen…
— Read on www.vera.org/blog/the-arrest-jail-admission-gap-jail-admission-rates-surpass-arrest-rates-in-small-and-rural-counties

Report tallies how much taxpayers have paid out in Baltimore police misconduct cases

A new report tallies up the amount of money paid out by Baltimore City taxpayers to settle police misconduct cases.
— Read on www.wbaltv.com/article/report-payout-baltimore-police-misconduct-cases/30733232

How police justify shootings: The 1974 killing of an unarmed teen set a standard

After Edward Garner, 15, was shot dead by police in Memphis, Tennessee, the Supreme Court established that police cannot shoot fleeing suspects unless they pose immediate danger.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/officer-killed-unarmed-teen-1974-it-changed-how-police-justify-n1120611

Newly Elected SF DA Boudin Withdraws Charges Against Cop Attack Suspect – NBC Bay Area

Charges dropped against the man who attacked police with a glass bottle. WOW?!

San Francisco’s new district attorney Chesa Boudin has withdrawn charges against a man accused of attacking two police officers in the Mission District in December, a move that has drawn harsh criticism from the head of the police union.
— Read on www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/newly-elected-sf-da-boudin-withdraws-charges-against-cop-attack-suspect/2220998/

Dori: Durkan’s failures, political correctness caused downtown Seattle shooting

Jenny Durkan’s response to the downtown Seattle shooting shows exactly why her ineffectiveness and political correctness are to blame.
— Read on mynorthwest.com/1682456/dori-downtown-seattle-shooting/

Police Videos Aren’t Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them? : NPR

Kelly Mcevers discusses police videos in her podcast series “Embedded”. Several other police videos are discussed throughout the series. All videos can be found in “Embedded”.

Jonathan Ferrell
— Read on www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521102557/police-videos-arent-going-away-how-can-we-learn-from-them

Mr. Graham and the Reasonable Man | More Perfect | WNYC Studios

This is about Police Use of Force.

How a diabetic, a cop, and a bottle of orange juice changed the way we police, forever.
— Read on www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/mr-graham-and-reasonable-man