This is an excellent podcast that covers the topic of police officers moving from police department to police department. At the podcast site, there are links to the original article that this podcast is based on and for one of the authors of the article. Jerusalem Demsas did an excellent job with this interview.
Syracuse auditor recommends ways for police to improve
Syracuse City Auditor Alexander Marion released a study Monday of the city of Syracuse Police Department’s operations and staffing.
The analysis, which outlined recommendations to improve efficiency, found areas in three fields were crucial: Modifying staffing across certain units, developing an approach to mental health calls and working with residents in the community.
The study was commissioned in 2022 by the Syracuse Common Council.
Get a .PDF copy HERE
Woke policies cost lives – American Thinker
Like many people around the country, I have noticed that the roads and highways of my town have become more dangerous and that the number of fatal crashes and hit-and-run incidents seemed to be more deadly and frequent. I became curious and dug into the data.
The information led to some conclusions that were obvious, but unpopular. The local police, politicians, and news outlets have no interest in exploring the problem from its source and instead offer study groups and costly infrastructure solutions rather that addressing the problem. I suspect that this dynamic is repeated in countless cities across the country.
— Read on www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/09/woke_policies_cost_lives.html
2 Reports on Minneapolis PD’s Response to the 2020 Floyd Riots
Initiative 157: Funding For Law Enforcement | Common Sense Institute
Ballot Initiative 157 attempts to respond to Colorado’s crime by sweetening police recruitment incentives.
— Read on commonsenseinstituteco.org/initiative-157-funding-for-law-enforcement/
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
Driving While Broke: The Role of Class Signals in Police Discretion
At the time of this posting Full article available open access.
— Read on www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07418825.2024.2398543
Drug Decriminalization, Fentanyl, and Fatal Overdoses in Oregon | Law and Medicine | JAMA
At the time of this posting, the article was available “open access.”
This cohort study examines the association of decriminalization of drug possession with fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon while accounting for the rapid
— Read on jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823254
Alternative Traffic Enforcement: Identifying Areas for Future Research | National Institute of Justice
Alternative traffic enforcement is an emerging crime and justice issue prompted by efforts of dozens of jurisdictions throughout the United States. In response to documented dangers and disparities, they seek to change how some traffic violations are handled.[1] Specifically, these strategies try to increase public safety and reduce demands on officers by deprioritizing some traffic offenses and shifting enforcement responsibilities to alternative agencies or technologies. Most of these programs are in their infancy.
— Read on nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/alternative-traffic-enforcement-identifying-areas-future-research
Different Encampments, Same Police | The New Republic
To clear universities of student protesters, administrators and police borrowed from a ready-made political playbook: sweeping the homeless.
— Read on newrepublic.com/article/185368/gaza-student-protests-homeless-encampments-police
Racism? Poverty, drink and social media? We still don’t know why Britons rioted a month ago – and we need answers | Tim Newburn | The Guardian
After all that violence, we face the choice that confronted Cameron and Thatcher: to seek real explanations or move blindly forward, says criminologist Tim Newburn
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/04/riots-racism-poverty-drink-social-media-southport
Future of Policing 