In New York, the Neighborhood You’re Shot in May Determine Whether You Survive

A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough’s southern reaches, and it’s struggling to keep up.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2019/10/new-york-gun-violence-queens-trauma-centers/

Deadly police shootings keep happening. Data could be a missing piece | PBS NewsHour

Across the nation, 713 people have been fatally shot by police this year.
— Read on www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/deadly-police-shootings-keep-happening-data-could-be-a-missing-piece

Race and Police Shootings: What New Research Says – CityLab

Two new studies have revived the long-running debate over how police respond to white criminal suspects versus African Americans.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2019/08/police-officer-shootings-gun-violence-racial-bias-crime-data/595528/

Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?

Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?
— Read on www.corrections.com/news/article/51209-are-dramatic-reductions-in-lower-level-arrests-increasing-violence-

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine
— Read on usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs/first-ever-report-maines-school-based-policing-released-usms-cutler-institute

Read the Full IG Report on the Laquan McDonald Shooting | NBC Chicago

The city of Chicago on Wednesday released more than 6,500 pages of a long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing…
— Read on www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Read-the-Full-IG-Report-on-the-Laquan-McDonald-Shooting-562640671.html

Best & Worst Cities for Police – Security.org

Best & Worst Cities for Police – Security.org
— Read on www.security.org/resources/best-worst-cities-police/

Baltimore police union issues scathing report describing department in chaos due to mismanagement – Baltimore Sun

The union that represents rank-and-file Baltimore Police officers issued a scathing report Tuesday blaming intense violence in the city on severe mismanagement of the police department, accusing Commissioner Michael Harrison and other city officials of ignoring available solutions in favor of political platitudes.
— Read on www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-police-union-report-20191008-tj75tobwjjavva4vgyjwf2pj24-story.html

The Mismanagement of the Baltimore Police Department and its Impact on Public Safety

Here is a a LINK to the Union Report

The Baltimore Sun limits views of their News Paper. Here is another source: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/baltimore-police-union-releases-scathing-report-describing-a-department-in-ruins

Here are links to the Baltimore PD crime plans and strategies

BPD Crime Reduction Strategy HERE

Crime Reduction & Departmental Transformation Plan HERE

NYC Subway Fare Evasion Group Posts Signs Calling Out MTA | News One

Critics of an initiative to stop fare evasion say residents living in poverty are punished and harkens back to New York’s so-called Broken Windows policing that helped foster the mass criminalization of nonviolent Black and brown people.
— Read on newsone.com/3888423/nyc-subway-fare-evasion-guerrilla-campaign/

Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing – Portland Press Herald

Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing – Portland Press Herald
— Read on www.pressherald.com/2019/10/04/report-says-maine-needs-statewide-policies-training-guidelines-for-school-based-policing/