According to new research, reassigning police officers with a history of misconduct makes it more likely that their new peers will also misbehave.
— Read on www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/police-misconduct-peer-effects/
Looking to quell downtown disorder, Seattle and King County announce plan for repeat offenders | The Seattle Times
Businesses have been pushing local leaders to find a solution for repeat offenders for almost a year. On Thursday, Seattle and King County leaders announced the first steps.
— Read on www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/looking-to-quell-downtown-disorder-seattle-and-king-county-announce-plan-for-repeat-offenders/
Study of 100 reoffenders HERE
RACIST POLICING PERSISTS 5 years & over 6,000 cases later | PROP court monitoring report
Biased and Abusive: The harmful effects of everyday NYPD practices | by PROP
This report serves as another reminder that every day that NYC’s political leaders sidestep this issue, our so-called criminal justice system continues its abusive and discriminatory practices. It is a painful irony that the people targeted by “broken windows” policing make up the very constituency representing the political base of the city’s leaders proud to call themselves progressives……
www.policereformorganizingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PROP-Summer-Fall-2018-Report.pdf
When Prosecutors Bury Police Lies – The Appeal
Court records and interviews with former prosecutors show that internal assessments of police dishonesty are rarely memorialized, potentially violating the rights of people charged in criminal cases and sometimes keeping the records of bad cops clean.
— Read on theappeal.org/prosecutors-police-lies/
A field experiment on community policing and police legitimacy | PNAS
A field experiment on community policing and police legitimacy | PNAS
— Read on www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/10/1910157116/tab-article-info
Looking to quell downtown disorder, Seattle and King County announce plan for repeat offenders | The Seattle Times
Would this help Seattle Stop Dying?
Businesses have been pushing local leaders to find a solution for repeat offenders for almost a year. On Thursday, Seattle and King County leaders announced the first steps.
— Read on www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/looking-to-quell-downtown-disorder-seattle-and-king-county-announce-plan-for-repeat-offenders/
Dozens of Philadelphia police were reinstated after top brass tried to fire them. Once-secret records show how it keeps happening
The records reveal how the police arbitration system overturned the firings or discipline of more than 100 questionable Philadelphia cops.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/a/philadelphia-police-problem-union-misconduct-secret-20190912.html
RAISING THE FLOOR: INCREASING THE MINIMUM AGE OF PROSECUTION AS AN ADULT
Forecasts Hazy for State Marijuana Revenue | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Revenue from “sin taxes” is notoriously volatile and difficult to predict, even when the taxes—such as those on cigarettes, liquor, or gambling—have been around for decades. Although consumption of or participation in these “sins” can change dramatically, analysts at least have historical data from across the nation to guide forecasts.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2019/08/forecasts-hazy-for-state-marijuana-revenue
Future of Policing 