President Donald Trump took aim at the Chicago Police Department as a new report details reform efforts ushered in by an agreement with the ACLU.
— Read on www.chicagoreporter.com/stop-and-frisk-down-80-in-chicago-but-black-and-latinx-people-still-hit-the-hardest-judge-finds/
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NYS Criminal Justice Reform Bill
The CJ reform bill places a heavy burden on government with very little consideration for public safety.
Check out page 136 on Discovery and electronic evidence.
Electronic evidence (audio and video) is some of the most time consuming evidence to produce and the most expensive evidence to store.
AV is almost never used in criminal trials.
So there is countless police employee hours used to find, record, and produce electronic evidence for the District Attorney.
The District Attorney will not review the hours of AV evidence and who will then give the defendant the AV evidence.
The defendant’s lawyers will not review the hours of AV evidence.
Finally the AV evidence will NEVER (at least for 99% of all arrests) be used in court.
Keep in mind that this is for EVERY ARREST whether or not it goes to trial.
All of this has to be done and handed over to the defense in 15 days after arraignment.
This is a link to then Senate bill that contains the Criminal Justice reform:
Regulating Police Body-Worn Cameras | The Regulatory Review
Interview with NYPD Commissioner Jim O’Neil – Improving Police
Video: James O’Neill looks back on his tenure as the city’s top cop New York Police Commissioner Jim O’Neil This week, Police Commissioner James O’Neill will retire from the NYPD. He sat down with NY1 Criminal Justice Reporter Dean Meminger to discuss a wide range of issues, including former Mayor Bloomberg’s recent apology for stop-and-frisk.…
— Read on improvingpolice.blog/2019/11/26/interview-with-nypd-commissioner-jim-oneil/
NYPD helping a homeless person with a mental health issue.
The Twitter link has video.
Here is an opposing view by a Medical Doctor on the handling of the person. See HERE
Anti-harassment law for police and first responders could mean lawsuit
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo plans to sign the law, according to county officials.
— Read on www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/11/22/anti-harassment-annoyance-law-police-and-first-responders-monroe-county-rochester-ny/4230969002/
US police officers face these challenges: NYPD commissioner | Fox Business
New York City is at the lowest crime rate since the 1950s.
— Read on www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/us-police-challenges-nypd
Small crimes, big problems
“They are serving a Life Sentence one month at at a time”.
There are about 700 petty criminals in New York City who get convicted of six low-level crimes a year — one crime every other month. They are your chronic…
— Read on nypost.com/2009/12/20/small-crimes-big-problems/
Bodycam Advocates Now Claim Body Cameras Are A ‘Threat To Civil Rights’
A civil rights group released a study that says bodycams can alter the way a police officer writes a report.
— Read on defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/bodycam-advocates-now-claim-body-cameras-are-a-threat-to-civil-rights-RZI2tR4e9UaYyZdz6Ce3pA/
See the report HERE
Community policing in Chicago | Modern Policing
This article provides a nice review of the ups and downs of community policing in Chicago over the last two decades, including promising early results from renewed efforts now underway. With the police superintendent retiring, it will be interesting to see if a new leader follows the current path or a different one.
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/11/23/community-policing-in-chicago/
Future of Policing 