Category: CRJ301 Police Mgt

Neighborhood Disorder – MOST Policy Initiative

Neighborhood disorder includes physical and social disruptions.
Disorder, also referred to as incivility, can refer to a variety of norm violating behaviors and conditions (Skogan 2015). Disorder is often categorized as physical disorder or social disorder. Social disorder refers to potentially threatening behavior from strangers while physical disorder refers to the deterioration of the urban landscape (Sampson and Raudenbush 1999).

Physical disorder in neighborhoods includes (Ndjilia et al 2019):

Broken windows
Trash
Empty bottles
Deteriorated, vacant, or run-down buildings
Graffiti or vandalism
Discarded needles or drug paraphernalia
In contrast, social disorder in neighborhoods includes:

Crime
Public alcohol use
Drug use or trafficking
Unwillingness to help neighbors
Prostitution
Absence of interpersonal relationships
— Read on mostpolicyinitiative.org/science-note/neighborhood-disorder/

How protests over George Floyd’s death led Colorado to rewrite its rules for policing | Aspen Public Radio

As demonstrations swirled around the Capitol five years ago, state lawmakers came together on a sweeping package of reforms that are still playing out.
— Read on www.aspenpublicradio.org/social-justice/2025-05-29/how-protests-over-george-floyds-death-led-colorado-to-rewrite-its-rules-for-policing

Homicide Victimization in the United States, 2023 | Bureau of Justice Statistics

Highlights
In 2023:
The rate of homicide victimization was 5.9 per 100,000 persons. This marks a decrease from the rate of 6.7 per 100,000 in 2022.
The male homicide victimization rate (9.3 per 100,000 persons) was 3.5 times greater than the homicide victimization rate for females (2.6 per 100,000).
The homicide victimization rate for black persons (21.3 per 100,000 persons) was more than 6 times the rate for white persons (3.2 per 100,000).
The largest percentage of homicide victimizations (39%) was committed by someone outside the family but known to the victim.

— Read on bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/homicide-victimization-united-states-2023

Highway Closures & Police Perspective on Riots & Lawlessness

The testimony of the Minneapolis Officers on the riots and lawlessness begins at the 1 hour 18 minute mark.

In the continuing investigation of the rioting and lawlessness following the death of George Floyd, the oversight committee reviews the highway protests and closures and hears from Minneapolis Police and Peace Officers Association.