This ACLU research report, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform, details marijuana arrests from 2010 to 2018 and examines racial disparities at the national, state, and county levels. Updating our previous report, The War on Marijuana in Black and White, that examined arrests from 2000 to 2010, this report reveals that the racist war on marijuana is far from over. More than six million arrests occurred between 2010 and 2018, and Black people are still more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people in every state, including those that have legalized marijuana.
— Read on www.aclu.org/report/tale-two-countries-racially-targeted-arrests-era-marijuana-reform/
Promoting justice through leadership and innovation – Fair and Just Prosecution
Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) brings together newly-elected local prosecutors as part of a network of leaders committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibility.
— Read on fairandjustprosecution.org/
Reforming Youth Justice: The Next Frontier | The Crime Report
There is a lot of information available here. Take some time to sift through all of it.
Young People in Peril
Reporting on the Impact of Today’s Health, Economic and Social Crises on Youth Justice Reform
An five-part webinar series October 22-November 12, 2020
— Read on thecrimereport.org/reforming-youth-justice-the-next-frontier/
A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention. — ProPublica
A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” said the girl’s mother.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/a-teenager-didnt-do-her-online-schoolwork-so-a-judge-sent-her-to-juvenile-detention
Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School — ProPublica
Michigan’s juvenile justice system is archaic. Counties act with little oversight, and the state keeps such poor data it doesn’t know how many juveniles it has in custody or what happens to them once they’re in the system.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/judges-are-locking-up-children-for-noncriminal-offenses-like-repeatedly-disobeying-their-parents-and-skipping-school
Riot Reviews
This will be a list of various riot reviews. I will add more as they become available.
Denver Police – Riot Review
Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) is the agency yhat conducted the review for the Denver Police Department.
The Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) is the civilian oversight agency for the City and County of Denver Police and Sheriff Departments. The OIM was created by the Mayor and City Council in 2004 and began its work on August 1, 2005. The OIM is staffed by thirteen employees, including six monitors, primarily attorneys: the Monitor, a Senior Deputy Monitor, and four Deputy Monitors. In order to perform our research and policy functions, the OIM is also staffed by a Policy Director and two Senior Policy Analysts. Committed to community engagement and public access to OIM work, there is also a Community Relations Director, Youth Outreach Manager, and Youth Outreach Coordinator. The OIM’s work is supported by an Operations Coordinator.
There are other reports available at the OIM site.
To access the OIM webpage click HERE
To access the REPORT or the Executive Summary select the links below.
The Police Response to the 2020 George Floyd Protests in Denver, an Independent Review(PDF, 2MB) and Executive Summary(PDF, 570KB)
NYPD – Riot Review
Investigation into NYPD Response to the George Floyd Protests available HERE
President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
President Trump signed an executive order to establish the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – the first commission on law enforcement in half a century.
Access the website HERE
Philadelphia Police Department Crime Prevention and Violence Reduction Action Plan
Glenn Loury on the 1619 Project and the American narrative – YouTube
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New Jersey’s Cutting Edge Use of Force Police
This LINK is to the Use of Force policy page that has the Policy, Additional Documents, and other Related Content. The NJ Use of Force police is supposed to be the most comprehensive policy in the nation.
For comparison this is the 2001 Use of Force policy. As of 12-23-2020 it can be accessed HERE.
Five years. 72,677 documents. Every local police department in N.J. We built the most comprehensive statewide database of police use of force in the U.S.
Future of Policing 