The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police) Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) seeks to prevent future offending by targeting repeat offenders and people police believe are likely to commit future crime. The STMP is both a police intelligence tool that uses risk assessment to identify suspects and a policing program that guides police interaction with individuals who are subject to the program.
— Read on piac.asn.au/2017/10/25/policing-young-people-in-nsw-a-study-of-the-suspect-targeting-management-plan/
Baltimore Police Department – After Action Report on the Brooklyn Homes Mass Shooting Incident
One in Five: Disparities in Crime and Policing
As you read this report draw your own conclusions but I must highlight that the usual attacks are made on police. It almost amounts to “nothing works” in policing in it’s current state which is absolutely false. The usual attacks are: racial disparities in policing are driven solely by racism and nothing to do with offender accountability, police tactics like pedestrian and vehicle stops are bad, police in schools are bad, broken windows doesn’t work, reduce police use of force (not that it’s a function of police being attacked), Increase police oversight (where members have personal agendas that conflict with the community and police goals). This list of grievances is a broken record without viable or proven examples of what works without policing. Nonetheless I present their argument.
Executive Summary
This report interrogates the large footprint of policing—particularly of Black Americans— as, in part, a failed response to racial disparities in serious crimes. The wide net that police cast across people of color is at odds with advancing safety because excessive police contact often fails to intercept serious criminal activity and diminishes the perceived legitimacy of law enforcement. Excessive policing also distracts policymakers from making investments to promote community safety without the harms of policing and incarceration. In addition, the large footprint of policing gets in the way of, as the National Academies of Sciences has called for, needed “durable investments in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods that match the persistent and longstanding nature of institutional disinvestment that such neighborhoods have endured over many years.”
Nate: There are several parts to this series.
Read more here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-disparities-in-crime-and-policing/
Get a .PDF of the report here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/10/One-in-Five-Disparities-in-Crime-and-Policing.pdf
One in Five: Ending Racial Inequity in Incarceration
Executive Summary
Following a massive, four-decade-long buildup of incarceration disproportionately impacting people of color, a growing reform movement has made important inroads. The 21st century has witnessed progress both in reducing the U.S. prison population and its racial and ethnic disparities. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak level in 2009. While all major racial and ethnic groups experienced decarceration, the Black prison population has downsized the most. The number of imprisoned Black Americans decreased 39% since its peak in 2002. Despite this progress, imprisonment levels remain too high nationwide, particularly for Black Americans.
NOTE: This is one article of a several part series.
Read on here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-ending-racial-inequity-in-incarceration/
Get a .pdf of the REPORT here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/10/One-in-Five-Ending-Racial-Inequity-in-Incarceration.pdf
2023 Guidelines Manual Annotated | United States Sentencing Commission
The 2023 Guidelines Manual, incorporating guidelines amendments effective November 1, 2023, and earlier, is available in HTML, mobile-friendly, and PDF formats for browsing, downloading, or printing. Read the Manual
— Read on www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2023-guidelines-manual-annotated
School-to-Prison Pipeline — Back to School with ACLU of North Carolina
The Consequences of Cops
in North Carolina Schools
Despite clear evidence regarding the negative impact of police on students and school environments, North Carolina continues to devote millions of dollars to placing armed law enforcement officers in schools. But prioritizing funding for police officers over funding for other school staff and community-based supports is a policy choice that has had grave consequences for North Carolina’s children, especially Black youth and students with disabilities.
— Read on www.acluofnorthcarolina-bts.org/cops-in-schools
See the report HERE
Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB – Home)
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board is the state agency mandated to promote and maintain a high level of professional standards for law enforcement and correctional officers.
— Read on www.ptb.illinois.gov/
Leon County Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative: Phase I Report
U.S. Department of the Interior LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE
This is an interesting report by the Department of Interior. Several recommendations to improve the DOI.
The report can be accessed here: www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/doi-letf-aspiration-to-action.pdf
Chicago police officers with ties to extremist Oath Keepers stay on the force. Some have troubling records. – Chicago Sun-Times
An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.
— Read on graphics.suntimes.com/extremism-ranks/2023/oathkeepers-investigation-chicago-police-extremism-insurrection/
Future of Policing 