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
Tag: Criminal Justice System
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
Hire More Police Officers to Reduce Crime | City Journal
While reforms targeted at punishing and removing bad cops, such as elimination of qualified immunity in civil cases and weakening of police union protections, may be overdue, cutting police budgets will reduce the size of police forces and pose a clear public safety risk.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/bolstering-police-forces-reduces-crime
Two months since the riots, and still no “National Conversation” | by Michael Tracey | Jul, 2020 | Medium
We are now approaching the two-month mark since the riots that erupted across the United States in late May and early June. There is a reasonable argument to be made that these riots were…
— Read on medium.com/@mtracey/two-months-since-the-riots-and-still-no-national-conversation-12a7e3e4e006
Policing the Police | Watch S2016 E12 | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site
Watch FRONTLINE’s documentary offering a rare, inside look at a troubled police department in Newark being forced to reform by the Justice Department.
— Read on www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/policing-the-police/
How a Bail Reform Tool Failed to Curb Mass Incarceration
Kentucky was an early adopter of risk assessments in an effort to release more people without bail. But the algorithms are reproducing systemic inequities.
— Read on theintercept.com/2020/07/12/risk-assessment-tools-bail-reform/
Campbell Collection on Policing: Campbell Systematic Reviews
Campbell Collection on Policing: Campbell Systematic Reviews
— Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/1891-1803.policing
If You’re New to Abolition: Study Group Guide
This is a new movement that is for the abolition of police and prisons.
If You’re New to Abolition: Study Group Guide
— Read on abolitionjournal.org/studyguide/
Cambridge publishes juvenile diversion manual for municipalities
The newly published “Police-Based Juvenile Diversion” manual is based on the Safety Net Collaborative, which is a partnership between the Cambridge Police Department, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge Health Alliance and the Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs that was initially established in 2007. Together, these organizations provide health, mental health and social services to youth and families in Cambridge with the goal of curtailing youth involvement in the juvenile justice system and connecting them to services before issues escalate to potential delinquency
— Read on cambridge.wickedlocal.com/news/20200619/strongcambridge-publishes-juvenile-diversion-manual-for-municipalitiesstrong
