Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks at the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police’s 64th National Biennial Conference | OPA | Department of Justice
— Read on www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-remarks-grand-lodge-fraternal-order-polices-64th
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Learning to Build Police-Community Trust | Urban Institute
New publication from the Urban Institute.
Learning to Build Police-Community Trust | Urban Institute
— Read on www.urban.org/research/publication/learning-build-police-community-trust
Get a .pdf version of the report HERE
How America talks about police violence five years after Michael Brown – Vox
Brown’s death made America more aware of police violence. But police reform is still a work in progress.
— Read on www.vox.com/identities/2019/8/9/20798921/michael-brown-ferguson-uprising-police-violence-reform
Trade secrets vs. due process | Modern Policing
This article discusses the conflict that arises when evidence against a defendant is rooted in privately developed technology or software. Examples include probabilistic DNA typing, algorithms, breathalyzers, and stingray cell-site simulators. Defense efforts to challenge the validity of evidence derived from these technologies are often stymied by refusals to reveal key details about how they…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/trade-secrets-vs-due-process/
Video: LEOs TASER knife-wielding man attempting suicide by cop inside stationhouse
“The government is f—ing with me. I want you to shoot me,” he blurted out
— Read on www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/484549006-video-leos-taser-knife-wielding-man-attempting-suicide-by-cop-inside-stationhouse/
SBA Head: New York’s Anti-Police Sentiment Causes ‘Pantaleo Effect’
The “Pantaleo Effect” is similar to the Ferguson Effect. The Pantaleo Effect is a description of what occurred in NYC as a result of the events the followed the Garner case.
President Donald Trump pressed the mayor of New York on July 25 to “stand up” for police officers who have been doused and sprayed with water.
— Read on m.theepochtimes.com/sba-sergeant-new-yorks-anti-police-sentiment-hurts-officers-in-blue_3019205.html
Sounding Board: What should be done to reduce gun violence? – The Morning Call
Sound Board members give their opinions on how to deal with gun violence in the area.
— Read on www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-sounding-board-0725-20190725-plqixgea4ngehdxkpqd5vmtdwe-story.html
Police Data Initiative
This is supposed to be a partnership on supplying and analyzing police data. There may be some accessible and useful data for criminal justice projects.
Home – Police Data Initiative
— Read on www.policedatainitiative.org/
Ferguson: As It Unfolded
This is an interesting article to outline how the events in Ferguson unfolded.
The killing of Michael Brown by a white police officer on a Ferguson street was the spark that ignited years of frustration, distrust and anger. Protests, fueled by social media, spread; new issues emerged. Here, from the epicenter, is the story of Ferguson.
— Read on graphics.stltoday.com/ferguson/
More…….
Ferguson diagnosed a national illness. But five years later, it hasn’t been cured.
3 Arrested in New York City Water Bucket Attacks – Patrol – POLICE Magazine
Attempting to drown police officers with water has become some of the most recent viral videos. This is dangerous for the police and the public. Note this is not the same as squirting your favorite uncle at the family reunion.
This is dangerous because the H2O attackers have interfered with arrests, sprayed an unknown liquid on officers, hit officers with squirt guns and plastic buckets, grabbed onto officers, and damaged property.
Hopefully with police making an arrest this won’t become a growing trend.
Police in New York City have arrested three men in connection with the water bucket attacks in which police officers were doused with water in videos that were posted to social media on Monday.
— Read on www.policemag.com/519156/3-arrested-in-new-york-city-water-bucket-attacks
Union reaction to the initial attack
https://www.nycpba.org/press-releases/2019/statement-on-water-bucket-attacks/
Guidance Memo NYPD
https://twitter.com/nyscanner/status/1153701198903611392?s=21
HERE is an alternative view.
New legislation to protect police