Over the past decade, New York City authored a remarkable public safety success story that saved thousands of lives, transformed the safety of communities across the five boroughs, and overturned false narratives about the efficacy of broken windows policing. As America’s safest big city, we proved that significant reductions in violent crime could be achieved without unconstitutional stop-and-frisk tactics or unnecessary prosecutions of low-level non-violent offenses, both of which disproportionately harmed our Black and Latino communities.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-dont-bring-back-broken-windows-20200824-zblyi4rr7nfjlmosswwbeeb4de-story.html
Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency | Governor Christopher T. Sununu
This contains the report of the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency by New Hampshire’s Governor Christopher T. Sununu
— Read on www.governor.nh.gov/accountability
New Era of Public Safety: A Guide to Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
New Era of Public Safety: A Guide to Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
— Read on civilrights.org/resource/new-era-of-public-safety-a-guide-to-fair-safe-and-effective-community-policing/
See also: https://civilrightspolicing.org/
Jussie Smollett case: Special prosecutor finds ‘substantial abuses of discretion’ as he concludes investigation – Chicago Sun-Times
Special Prosecutor Dan Webb did not find evidence to support filing criminal charges against Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx or any other prosecutor.
— Read on chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/17/21372023/jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-investigation-kim-foxx-dan-webb-criminal-charges
Governor Cuomo Announces New Guidance for Police Reform Collaborative to Reinvent and Modernize Policing | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor Cuomo Announces New Guidance for Police Reform Collaborative to Reinvent and Modernize Policing | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
— Read on www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-new-guidance-police-reform-collaborative-reinvent-and-modernize
A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States | Nature Human Behaviour
Abstract
We assessed racial disparities in policing in the United States by compiling and analysing a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the country. We found that black drivers were less likely to be stopped after sunset, when a ‘veil of darkness’ masks one’s race, suggesting bias in stop decisions.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0858-1
Black people face ‘disproportionately’ high charge, arrest rates from Toronto police: report | CBC News
A new report from the Ontario Human Rights Commission has found that Black people are more likely than others to be arrested, charged or have force used against them when interacting with Toronto police.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/black-people-human-right-commission-police-1.5680460
First Start With Hard Facts for Real Police, Social Reforms
Law clouds calls for arrests in Breonna Taylor’s death | The Marshall Project
Memes and billboards are calling for arresting the three officers. But what does Kentucky law say?
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/08/08/why-it-s-not-so-simple-to-arrest-the-cops-who-shot-breonna-taylor
Police brutality against Black people in Philadelphia: A timeline
These are some of the key events in the painful history of police violence against the Black community in Philadelphia, a glimpse into the legacy of racially discriminatory law enforcement in this city.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/inq/philadelphia-police-brutality-history-frank-rizzo-20200710.html
