Better Policing Toolkit | RAND

The RAND Better Policing Toolkit is a guide for law enforcement to choosing and implementing the best policing strategy for specific situations.
— Read on www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL261/better-policing-toolkit.html

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast

This is one of the BEST podcasts on police that I have ever heard.

It captures the essence of policing. Lt. Richards and Dr. Moskos discuss the application of policing on the streets. They talk about an incident that occurred in Chicago on Memorial Day 2018 and use it to frame the discussion of policing, police stops, politics, standards of proof, de-policing, police discretion, arrests and more.

This is a great discussion of what policing is about and why policing shouldn’t be overly restricted by political interests.

It’s a must listen to students of criminal justice.

While it is nothing new for police officers it will reaffirm how policing should be!!!

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/qpp-interview-with-retired-cpd-lt-edward-richards/

The Gun Violence Map: Five Years of American Shootings

Excellent resource for gun violence.

How many people have been shot near you?
— Read on www.thetrace.org/features/gun-violence-interactive-shootings-map/

This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com

This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com
— Read on www.nj.com/news/2018/12/this-nj-cop-used-more-force-than-anyone-else-is-he-violent-or-just-good-at-his-job.html

2018: The year of the Phoenix police shooting

An analysis by The Republic shows recent drug use, mental illness and time in prison were commonalities in Phoenix police shootings in 2018.
— Read on www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/12/27/2018-year-phoenix-police-shooting/1684343002/

Online data page available in the above article:

https://opengov.civicdashboards.com/embed/0e2526

Murder with Impunity: Where killings go unsolved – Washington Post

The Post has mapped more than 52,000 homicides in major American cities over the past decade and found that across the country, there are areas where murder is common, but arrests are rare.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/

Broken Windows in the WSJ

Broken Windows is one of the best crime-fighting theories. This is an article from the WSJ on the 30 years of Broken Windows.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-idea-that-made-americas-cities-safer-11546039296

Berkeley not so special any more | Modern Policing

Here is another report about the difficulty the police departments are facing for hiring new officers.

I think this is causing police to re-examine their recruiting and hiring procedures. What will policing look like 10-20 years from now?

Berkeley PD has many unfilled positions and has lost experienced officers to other agencies in recent years, something that rarely happened before, according to this article. The agency has a distinctive history going all the way back to August Vollmer, and was the “go to” agency in northern California for many years. Current and departed…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/berkeley-not-so-special-any-more/

Home | BJA Body-Worn Camera Toolkit

This is an excellent resource for any police department implementing Body Worn Cameras or reviewing their police and procedure. There are over 700 different resources available in the form of policy, studies, research, and training aids.

The Body Worn-Camera Toolkit was created by the Bureau of Justice Assistance as a resource for law enforcement agencies across the country and around the world.
— Read on www.bja.gov/bwc/