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More cities restricting homeless | Modern Policing
This article reports an increase over the last 3 years of cities enacting laws that place restrictions on homeless people. Laws restricting camping, panhandling, sleeping in vehicles, and sharing food have all become more common, according to a study of 187 urban jurisdictions. City officials say they need tools to manage a difficult situation, while…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/more-cities-restricting-homeless/
When Mental Illness Becomes a Jail Sentence – The Atlantic
Arrestees who are mentally incompetent to stand trial are supposed to be sent for treatment. But thousands are being warehoused in jails for months without a conviction.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/12/when-mental-illness-becomes-jail-sentence/603154/
Black And Hispanic NYPD Officers Reveal ‘Collars For Dollars’ Arrest Quotas In Discrimination Lawsuit Against The Police Department – Blavity News
“It was emphasized that we needed to stop male Blacks. Those were the ones Tsachas wanted to go to jail,” former officer Pierre Maximilien’s sworn affidavit reads.
— Read on blavity.com/black-and-hispanic-nypd-officers-reveal-collars-for-dollars-arrest-quotas-in-discrimination-lawsuit-against-the-police-department
The Whole Damn System Is Guilty As Hell: Taking Control of Police – LA Progressive
Taking Control of Police — In too many communities, people do not feel protected or served. They feel threatened, harassed and abused by police.
— Read on www.laprogressive.com/taking-control-of-police/
“Through Police Eyes—the Ferguson Effect Scare” by Ronald T. Hosko
This is one of the BEST articles on the “Ferguson Effect”.
Hosko has the best timeline of events that initiated and continued to support fears and concerns the maintained de-policing. This is a very honest and truthful examination of the “Ferguson Effect”. It is also pro-Police.
The dynamic world of American policing encountered a period of great turbulence during the closing years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Some place blame at his feet while others recognize the broader complexities of police and community relations, the impact of serious and deadly use of force incidents, the amplifying effect of the media, expansion of social media, police funding and training challenges, and myriad other factors as contributing to what’s now referred to as “the Ferguson effect” where police retreat from traditional proactive policing.
Stop-and-frisk down 80% in Chicago but Black and Latinx people still hit the hardest, judge finds | Chicago Reporter
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/
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/
