Memphis police numbers dropped by nearly a quarter in recent years – were staffing shortages a factor in the killing of Tyre Nichols?

Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some agencies have had to lower standards to attract new officers.
— Read on theconversation.com/memphis-police-numbers-dropped-by-nearly-a-quarter-in-recent-years-were-staffing-shortages-a-factor-in-the-killing-of-tyre-nichols-199078

The Enduring Solution to Crime | City Journal

Excellent read.

In the short term, enforcing the law remains the only answer.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/the-enduring-solution-to-crime

Michigan State Police – 4 unique reports

Michigan State Police Traffic Enforcement: An Assessment of Policies, Training, and Operations

Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Michigan State Police Traffic Stops Using the Veil of Darkness Methodology (2021 Data)

Michigan State Police Traffic Stop External Benchmarking: A Final Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (2020 Data)

Traffic Stop Data: 2017-2019

— Read on www.michigan.gov/msp/public-information/transparency/accordion/reports/traffic-stop-data-main

Critical Incident Review: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX | COPS OFFICE

Critical Incident Review: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX | COPS OFFICE
— Read on cops.usdoj.gov/uvalde

Hardening the System: Three Commonsense Measures to Help Keep Crime at Bay | Manhattan Institute

After a long period of continuous violent-crime declines throughout the U.S.—spanning from the mid-1990s through the early 2010s—many American cities are now seeing significant increases in violence. Nationally, in 2015 and 2016, murders rose nearly 11% and 8%, respectively.[1] The national homicide rate declined slightly in 2017 and 2018, before ticking upward in 2019.[2] In 2020, […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/hardening-the-system-three-commonsense-measures-to-help-keep-crime-at-bay

Adults With Mental Illness Are Overrepresented in Probation Population | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Adults on probation—supervision imposed by the court generally in lieu of incarceration—are more than twice as likely to have a serious or moderate mental illness as those in the general public, according to analysis of federal data from 2015 to 2019 by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2024/01/adults-with-mental-illness-are-overrepresented-in-probation-population

See a .PDF version of the report HERE

Implementing Change in an Ever-Evolving World

Get the report here:

portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/content.ashx/cops-r1133-pub.pdf

Publication of Police Accountability Board Reports Coming Together for 2023 – Conduit Street

There are links to 6 different PAB Reports at the link below.

Publication of Police Accountability Board Reports Coming Together for 2023
— Read on conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2024/01/09/publication-of-police-accountability-board-reports-coming-together-for-2023/

Considerations for Specialized Units A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Ensure Appropriateness, Effectiveness, and Accountability

Get the report here:

portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/content.ashx/cops-r1140-pub.pdf