Read the Full IG Report on the Laquan McDonald Shooting | NBC Chicago

The city of Chicago on Wednesday released more than 6,500 pages of a long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing…
— Read on www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Read-the-Full-IG-Report-on-the-Laquan-McDonald-Shooting-562640671.html

Baltimore police union issues scathing report describing department in chaos due to mismanagement – Baltimore Sun

The union that represents rank-and-file Baltimore Police officers issued a scathing report Tuesday blaming intense violence in the city on severe mismanagement of the police department, accusing Commissioner Michael Harrison and other city officials of ignoring available solutions in favor of political platitudes.
— Read on www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-police-union-report-20191008-tj75tobwjjavva4vgyjwf2pj24-story.html

The Mismanagement of the Baltimore Police Department and its Impact on Public Safety

Here is a a LINK to the Union Report

The Baltimore Sun limits views of their News Paper. Here is another source: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/baltimore-police-union-releases-scathing-report-describing-a-department-in-ruins

Here are links to the Baltimore PD crime plans and strategies

BPD Crime Reduction Strategy HERE

Crime Reduction & Departmental Transformation Plan HERE

NYC Subway Fare Evasion Group Posts Signs Calling Out MTA | News One

Critics of an initiative to stop fare evasion say residents living in poverty are punished and harkens back to New York’s so-called Broken Windows policing that helped foster the mass criminalization of nonviolent Black and brown people.
— Read on newsone.com/3888423/nyc-subway-fare-evasion-guerrilla-campaign/

Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing – Portland Press Herald

Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing – Portland Press Herald
— Read on www.pressherald.com/2019/10/04/report-says-maine-needs-statewide-policies-training-guidelines-for-school-based-policing/

Civilian Office of Police Accountability

This is the home page for the Chicago PD Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). The website has data and reports on CPD.
— Read on www.chicagocopa.org/

Data Dashboards | Chicago Police Department

To date CPD has 2 data dashboards available. They are Police use of Force and Gun Offender dashboards. These are a interesting and interactive way to present police data. On the website it notes that an additional dashboard Accountability is coming soon.

Data Dashboards | Chicago Police Department
— Read on home.chicagopolice.org/statistics-data/data-dashboards/

De Blasio’s New York Slips Toward a Crisis of Crime & Disorder – American Security Today

This is a good article on Broken Windows Policing. There are 2 videos one on Mayor De Blasio and a cartoon type video about the Broken Windows Theory. Well done!

De Blasio’s New York Slips Toward a Crisis of Crime & Disorder – American Security Today
— Read on americansecuritytoday.com/de-blasios-new-york-slips-toward-a-crisis-of-crime-disorder/

A Case Study of US Law Enforcement | HRW

“Get on the Ground!”: Policing, Poverty, and Racial Inequality in Tulsa, Oklahoma
— Read on

https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/09/12/get-ground-policing-poverty-and-racial-inequality-tulsa-oklahoma/case-study-us

Congressional Hearing Testimony on Policing Veered Sharply From the Truth.

Heather MacDonald was railroaded in this hearing. The committee had no intent to use her testimony. MacDonald was never called upon after her introduction and then a few minute defense of it after a panelist next to Heather attacked her opening statement which was very unusual.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/police-shootings-racial-bias

The Effects of Incarceration and Reentry on Community Health and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop | The National Academies Press

Download a PDF of “The Effects of Incarceration and Reentry on Community Health and Well-Being” by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.
— Read on www.nap.edu/catalog/25471/the-effects-of-incarceration-and-reentry-on-community-health-and-well-being