Category: CRJ301 Police Mgt

Metropolitan Police publishes Dr Shereen Daniels’ independently commissioned report into racism in the Met | Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has published an independent report by Dr Shereen Daniels, commissioned by the MPS to examine how the organisation has…
— Read on news.met.police.uk/news/metropolitan-police-publishes-dr-shereen-daniels-independently-commissioned-report-into-racism-in-the-met-503047

Review of the New York City Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program – Office of the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander

Introduction Background The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States, with approximately 36,000 police officers and 19,000 civilian employees. The NYPD is divided into major bureaus for enforcement, investigations, and administration. It has 78 precincts with…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/review-of-the-new-york-city-police-departments-body-worn-camera-program/

Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous and Ineffective | American Civil Liberties Union

Millions of drivers are pulled over every year for minor violations like broken taillights or tinted windows. Data shows these stops rarely make roads safer, and instead lead to racial disparities, violence, and loss of trust in police.
— Read on www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/why-police-traffic-stops-are-dangerous-and-ineffective

More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername

The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.
— Read on theconversation.com/more-than-40-years-after-police-killed-eleanor-bumpurs-in-her-bronx-apartment-people-still-sayhername-267609