SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on use of force-related polices, training, and practices within the Sacramento Police Department (SPD). The report is entirely separate from DOJ’s independent oversight into the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark. The purpose of the report is to provide SPD with recommendations grounded in evidence and promising practices from around the country to help guide the reform efforts it has independently committed to pursue.
— Read on oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-analyzing-use-force-policies-and
Tag: Criminal Justice System
Promoting a New Direction for Youth Justice: Strategies to Fund a Community-Based Continuum of Care and Opportunity | Urban Institute
Promoting a New Direction for Youth Justice: Strategies to Fund a Community-Based Continuum of Care and Opportunity | Urban Institute
— Read on www.urban.org/research/publication/promoting-new-direction-youth-justice-strategies-fund-community-based-continuum-care-and-opportunity
The Marshall Project Launches News Inside, Produced by Lawrence Bartley | The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project launches a print publication that will be distributed in prisons and jails.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2019/03/28/introducing-news-inside
Nine Facts about Monetary Sanctions in the Criminal Justice System | The Hamilton Project
The Hamilton Project seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth.
— Read on www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/nine_facts_about_monetary_sanctions_in_the_criminal_justice_system
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019 | Prison Policy Initiative
Report showing the number of people who are locked up in different types of facilities and why – 2019.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2019.html
See more at Prisonpolicy.org
The Badge: Spotlight on Sheriffs – The Appeal: Political Report
Sheriffs enjoy great discretion, but their authority is often overlooked. Each edition of The Badge examines one facet of the powers and roles of sheriffs.
— Read on www.appealpolitics.org/the-badge/
NJ police misconduct: Lying cop ruined man’s life; it could happen to you
In this article there are “links” to other articles of police misconduct.
Michael Ryan fought for years to clear his name. He didn’t know the cop who accused him of a crime was deemed dishonest. Two prosecutor’s offices also didn’t know about that cop’s dishonesty.
— Read on www.app.com/story/news/investigations/watchdog/shield/2019/03/21/nj-police-misconduct-lying-cop-ruined-mans-life-could-happen-you/3213964002/
Addressing Modern Debtors’ Prisons with Graduated Economic Sanctions that Depend on Ability to Pay | The Hamilton Project
The Hamilton Project seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth.
— Read on www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/addressing_modern_debtors_prisons_with_graduated_economic_sanctions_that_de
Death Penalty ‘Another Failed Big Government Program’: Conservative | The Crime Report
California has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since it was reinstated in 1978. But its violent crime rate outpaces the national average, writes a leading conservative who welcomes the moratorium announced this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/14/death-penalty-another-failed-big-government-program-ca-conservative/
Funding of Rape-Kit Testing Leads to 1,000 Arrests | The Crime Report
Languishing evidence in 100,000 sexual assault cases around the U.S. has been sent for DNA testing with money from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and federal authorities, leading to more than 1,000 arrests and hundreds of convictions in three years. Another 155,000 or more sex assault evidence kits await testing,
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/12/funding-of-rape-kit-testing-leads-to-1000-arrests/
See also Cyrus Vance report
