The Huntsville City Council authorized the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council “[t]o fully review the protests and demonstrations which began on or about May 30, 2020, especially those which occurred on June 1 and 3, 2020, as to the interactions between the protestors and demonstrators and the Huntsville Police Department . . . .” HPCAC retained Liz Huntley and Jack Sharman of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC as independent counsel to assist with HPCAC’s review.
— Read on huntsvillepolicereview.com/
Legislative Responses for Policing-State Bill Tracking Database
This is an interesting resource to help keep track of some of the codified changes to policing.
Tracking Police Reform
Legislative Responses for Policing-State Bill Tracking Database
— Read on www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/legislative-responses-for-policing.aspx
REIMAGINING SAFETY Northampton Policing Review Commmission Report
Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret
This is part 1 of a several part series.
The secrecy defies the intent of the state law making officer discipline public.
— Read on bangordailynews.com/2021/04/18/mainefocus/inside-the-maine-state-police-officer-misdeeds-are-kept-secret/
America’s War on Cops with Heather Mac Donald – The Charlie Kirk Show – Omny.fm
Essayist, author, and attorney, Heather Mac Donald, is a Thomas W. Smith Fellow of the Manhattan Institute and an American treasure. She joins the show to discuss the current explosion of violence and rioting in Minnesota and around the country after the police involved shooting death of Daunte Wright, who resisted arrest during the altercation. Heather cuts through the noise and the emotional arguments filling the mainstream media’s nightly news coverage to bring the facts. Are police racist? Are they targeting black people? Are we headed toward another era of urban blight? This is a must listen to interview with one of America’s most knowledgeable experts on police violence.
— Read on omny.fm/shows/the-charlie-kirk-show/americas-war-on-cops-with-heather-mac-donald
Task Force on Policing
The independent Task Force on Policing was launched in November 2020 by the Council on Criminal Justice. Its mission is to identify the policies and practices most likely to reduce violent encounters between officers and the public and improve the fairness and effectiveness of American policing. The Task Force is evaluating more than two dozen proposed policing reforms, including those focused on preventing excessive use of force, reducing racial biases, increasing accountability, and improving the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
The Task Force on Policing is staffed by the Council, with research support from the Crime Lab at University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.
Make sure to check out the several different Policy Assessments that they offer on it’s website.
HERE are a few notable ones that can be downloaded from the website:
Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) – HERE
Civilian Oversight – HERE
Governmental Oversight and Reform Measures – HERE
Safety Beyond Policing: Promoting Care Over Criminalization
The Pandemic Prompted Marilyn Mosby to Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Crimes. Will Other D.A.s Follow? – The Appeal
Or is the pandemic an excuse?
Prosecutors across the country have begun declining low-level cases in an effort to reduce racial inequity and to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Read on theappeal.org/the-pandemic-prompted-marilyn-mosby-to-stop-prosecuting-low-level-crimes-will-other-d-a-s-follow/
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
— Read on nami.org/Advocacy/Crisis-Intervention/Crisis-Intervention-Team-(CIT)-Programs
Favorite Online Radio Stations
This is not exactly a Policing post……yet it is. When we would transport a unruly prisoner at times we would turn on classical music because “Music calms the savage beast”
Here are some of my favorite online radio stations that listen to. I like WNED because it was the first classical radio station that I listened to. WBFO on the weekends plays the Blues which gave 9 hours of great Blues music. This was before Sirius FM and Amazon Music etc…
WQXR had a quality and sophistication to the music it played. It was different from WNED. Now I like its ALL Streams options. New Standards was the Jonathan Channel which was fabulous playing Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. I like WCPE at night it is truly the Classical Station. WCRB always plays easy and enjoyable classical music. I love to listen to it especially when I’m trying to read or study. It always seems to have on great music. Lastly I like the west coast time difference and the different vibe that comes from KUSC and CPR.
Feel free to comment on your favorite station.
Classical
WNED (Under the Radio Tab: Classical / WBFO – News talk format / Jazz works)
Local Classical radio station which turned me on to Classical Radio. On the Weekend
https://www.wned.org/
WQXR – New York’s Classical Music Radio Station
A GREAT feature is the ALL STREAMS tab that has “New Standards – Awesome JAZZ!, and Holiday Standards – Awesome Christmas Music!)
https://www.wqxr.org/
WCPE – The Classical Station
https://theclassicalstation.org/
WCRB Classical 99.5 | Classical Radio Boston
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/
KUSC University of Southern California
https://www.kusc.org/
CPR – Colorado Public Radio
https://www.cpr.org/
Jazz
Toronto Jazz FM – Canada’s Jazz Station
Dinner Jazz M-F 6 to 9 pm some of the BEST jazz music is played! They used to play Holiday Standards at Christmas time as an online channel (Awesome!)
https://jazz.fm/
Polish
Polka Jammer Network – Some of the best polka music online. They even play music from Polka Bands from the Buffalo, NY area.
https://polkajammernetwork.org/
