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In the wake of 2020, states and localities created a number of new civilian police accountability boards to meet widespread demand for transparency.Civilian boards have limited power, and despite community members’ attempts to change that, law enforcement and legislators are increasingly aligned. In states like Florida and Tennessee, legislators have all but banned civilian boards from being created or from operating.
However, advocates for police reform continue to push for what they see as a necessary phase of accountability, encouraging legislators to develop a civilian-led oversight agency that has both power and independence
— Read on www.governing.com/workforce/do-civilian-review-boards-work
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HOW STOP AND SEARCH IS USED – The Police Foundation
10 ways that mass incarceration is an engine of economic injustice | Prison Policy Initiative
The fight for a fair economy and the movement against prisons are one and the same.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/08/27/economic_justice/
Albuquerque Police Chief: Cops Have 5th Amendment Right To Leave Body Cameras Off
Harold Medina made that argument during an internal investigation of a crash he caused last February.
— Read on reason.com/2024/08/23/albuquerques-police-chief-thinks-cops-have-a-5th-amendment-right-to-leave-their-body-cameras-off/
Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement by Justin Murray :: SSRN
The American prosecutor’s legitimacy faces unprecedented challenges. A new wave of reformist prosecutors has risen to power promising to transform the crimin
— Read on papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm
“You Have to Move!”: The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles | HRW
The 337-page report, “‘You Have to Move!’ The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles,” documents the experiences of people living on the streets and in vehicles, temporary shelters, and parks in Los Angeles, as they struggle to survive while facing criminalization and governmental failures to prioritize eviction prevention or access to permanent housing. Law enforcement and sanitation “sweeps” force unhoused people out of public view, often wasting resources on temporary shelter and punishments that do not address the underlying needs. Tens of thousands of people are living in the streets of Los Angeles; death rates among the unhoused have skyrocketed.
— Read on www.hrw.org/report/2024/08/14/you-have-move/cruel-and-ineffective-criminalization-unhoused-people-los-angeles
Get the report HERE
Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, throws out major charges against ex-Louisville officers – CBS News
The judge also threw out major felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying a warrant.
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/breonna-taylor-kenneth-walker-judge-dismisses-officer-charges/
90% of Michigan state troopers are white − why making the force more representative is a challenge
From culture shock to a lack of family support, slow progress on diversity in police recruitment reflects real challenges in a tough field.
— Read on theconversation.com/90-of-michigan-state-troopers-are-white-why-making-the-force-more-representative-is-a-challenge-226938
2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report urges fairer, more transparent justice system
CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2023) – Plea bargaining has become the primary way to resolve criminal cases in the United States, with nearly 98% of convictions nationwide currently coming from guilty pleas. But plea bargaining as currently practiced is often unj
— Read on www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2023/02/plea-bargain-task-force/
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
A Decade of Ignorance: Ferguson Inaugurated Ten Years of Lies About Race in America | The Heritage Foundation
This month marks the tenth anniversary of events that changed the trajectory of this country, and not for the better. On August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Riots erupted the next day and continued for months nationwide. Black Lives Matter exploited the mayhem it had helped cause, helping it swell into a malign global force. The activist model pioneered at Ferguson has had a lasting impact on American politics, as this year’s pro-Hamas demonstrations prove.
— Read on www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/decade-ignorance-ferguson-inaugurated-ten-years-lies-about-race-america
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