Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester’s Police Accountability Board presented a new report on Thursday examining how policing technology is being used around the city.
Get a .PDF of the report HERE
Tag: Criminal Justice System
Science-based Interviewing to Improve Investigative Outcomes | RTI
Key Takeaways
Science-based interviewing (SBI) is an evidence-based approach to investigative interviewing that prioritizes cooperation and gathering accurate, detailed information to advance a case over obtaining a confession.
Techniques characteristic of SBI include rapport-building, the use of memory-enhancing techniques, the strategic use of evidence, and assessing deception through statement-evidence inconsistencies rather than non-verbal behaviors.
SBI is not a passive or permissive approach. It provides structured control. The investigator makes informed, intentional decisions that guide the conversation, manage the flow of information, and determine the timing of questions and evidence disclosure.
— Read on www.rti.org/insights/science-based-interviewing-law-enforcement
Second Chance Symposium
Anyone aware of the principles of punishment should immediately see through the agenda and false narrative of this symposium.
See the video HERE
Have Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops Narrowed? – Public Policy Institute of California
California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) requires detailed reporting on all pedestrian and traffic stops. Recent RIPA data from the state’s largest law enforcement agencies points to a reduction in the overall number of stops—but we do not see a substantial narrowing of racial/ethnic disparities in intrusive experiences during stops.
— Read on www.ppic.org/publication/have-racial-disparities-in-law-enforcement-stops-narrowed/
NYC transit crime spiked nearly 20% as subway ejections paused due to extreme cold: NYPD
Transit crime spiked nearly 20% in February as cold weather policies prevented NYPD officers from booting rowdy passengers, the department said Monday.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/03/02/us-news/nyc-transit-crime-spiked-nearly-20-as-subway-ejections-paused-due-to-extreme-cold-nypd/
5 tips for reporting on crime data
Watch our webinar with an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace who cover gun violence.
— Read on journalistsresource.org/criminal-justice/crime-data-5-tips/
New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program | American Civil Liberties Union
Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program
— Read on www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-how-the-trump-administration-is-using-local-police-to-build-a-national-deportation-policing-force-through-the-287g-program
Vital City | CompStat, Meet SafeStat
As he works to build a Department of Community Safety, Mayor Mamdani should pioneer a new way to measure not just crime, but broader public safety.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/compstat-safestat-public-safety-nyc-mamdani
Bill Bratton Interview – Chat with the Chief podcast
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NYPD tactics are unconstitutional, must rein in stop-and-frisk, federal monitor says | amNewYork
“After 12 years of monitor oversight, the NYPD has yet to reach substantial compliance with this court’s 2013 order requiring constitutional policing,” the
— Read on www.amny.com/new-york/nypd-unconstitutional-monitor/
Future of Policing 