Category: CRJ302 Community & CJ

Ferguson: As It Unfolded

This is an interesting article to outline how the events in Ferguson unfolded.

The killing of Michael Brown by a white police officer on a Ferguson street was the spark that ignited years of frustration, distrust and anger. Protests, fueled by social media, spread; new issues emerged. Here, from the epicenter, is the story of Ferguson.
— Read on graphics.stltoday.com/ferguson/

More…….

Ferguson diagnosed a national illness. But five years later, it hasn’t been cured.

 

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ferguson-diagnosed-a-national-illness-but-five-years-later-it/article_c9971e95-c856-5b76-8db4-750e1e0a31aa.html

The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment

Below are links to CS Lewis’ article and response to The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment.

The video are doodles that go along with the articles verbatim.

The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment – CS Lewis

http://archive.churchsociety.org/churchman/documents/Cman_073_2_Lewis.pdf

 

The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment – A Response CS Lewis

https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/churchman/087-01_036.pdf

 

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxwnHVr192A&feature=youtu.be

 

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdfI2xJFRFk

The Effect of School Discipline on Offending across Time

This article below is just released about the relationship between school suspension and future crime.

Punishment should be looked at as a measure of behavior and not the cause of behavior.

For example a school suspension should be looked at as a measure of previous behavior and not a cause of future behavior.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07418825.2019.1625428

See also:

https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25920011&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Fblog%2F65%2Findex.html%3Fuuid%3D79373

3 Arrested in New York City Water Bucket Attacks – Patrol – POLICE Magazine

Attempting to drown police officers with water has become some of the most recent viral videos. This is dangerous for the police and the public. Note this is not the same as squirting your favorite uncle at the family reunion.

This is dangerous because the H2O attackers have interfered with arrests, sprayed an unknown liquid on officers, hit officers with squirt guns and plastic buckets, grabbed onto officers, and damaged property.

Hopefully with police making an arrest this won’t become a growing trend.

Police in New York City have arrested three men in connection with the water bucket attacks in which police officers were doused with water in videos that were posted to social media on Monday.
— Read on www.policemag.com/519156/3-arrested-in-new-york-city-water-bucket-attacks

Union reaction to the initial attack

https://www.nycpba.org/press-releases/2019/statement-on-water-bucket-attacks/

Guidance Memo NYPD

https://twitter.com/nyscanner/status/1153701198903611392?s=21

HERE is an alternative view.

New legislation to protect police

Is “Broken Windows” Broken? – KPFA

This is an interesting interview on the effects of the application of Broken Windows Policing on homeless people.

The premise of the interview was that when minor violations of law are enforced on homeless people it makes them more disorderly.

I think this premise is flawed because it is similar to saying that enforcement of speeding laws creates more speeders because by stopping someone who was speeding now makes them late to wherever they were going and now they have to speed more!!!

Is “Broken Windows” Broken? – KPFA
— Read on kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-july-16-2019/

Dr. Sparks article

How to fight gun violence in American cities – Vox

This is a nice article that outlines Abt’s book “Bleeding Out”. It has links to other useful and interesting publications.

Urban gun violence is a big problem. Thomas Abt’s new book, Bleeding Out, offers a solution.
— Read on www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/12/20679091/thomas-abt-bleeding-out-urban-gun-violence-book-review