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Studies warned of potential racial bias in vehicle searches just before Pa. State Police ended the research
Troopers were 2 to 3 times more likely to search black and Hispanic drivers. Officials are unsure if anything was done to address the problem.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/spl/pennsylvania-state-police-racial-bias-traffic-stops-vehicle-searches-20200123.html
Links to the reports can be found HERE
Naming the Threat | The New Republic
The scourge of police violence targeting Black women
— Read on newrepublic.com/article/156011/naming-threat
From Courtesy, to Discretion… to Heightened Police Power | Cato Unbound
Comments about Whren v. United States 1996.
Sarah A. Seo describes some of the surprising ways that policing the automobile has made us less free.
— Read on www.cato-unbound.org/2019/04/08/sarah-seo/courtesy-discretion-heightened-police-power
Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System | The Sentencing Project
Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System | The Sentencing Project
— Read on www.sentencingproject.org/publications/un-report-on-racial-disparities/
Demand Chicago Police Reform Now | ACLU of Illinois
Chicagoans deserve police that safely serve and protect all residents, but the Chicago Police Department doesn’t train, supervise, or discipline all of its officers to do so. Black and Latino Chicagoans, and those with disabilities, are disproportionately harmed by abuses such as excessive use of force. For decades, the City’s agencies have allowed a culture of cover-up to go
— Read on www.aclu-il.org/en/campaigns/demand-chicago-police-reform-now
Commentary: SDPD must take responsibility for discriminatory policing – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Black people more likely to be stopped by police
— Read on www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2019-12-18/san-diego-police-bias-aclu-report
See also the ACLU REPORT
Small crimes, big problems
“They are serving a Life Sentence one month at at a time”.
There are about 700 petty criminals in New York City who get convicted of six low-level crimes a year — one crime every other month. They are your chronic…
— Read on nypost.com/2009/12/20/small-crimes-big-problems/
MSU research examines how race, gender, and demographics impact crime and police decision-making | WKAR
Caroline Brooks talks with two faculty from MSU’s College of Social Science , whose areas of research seem to always be in the news and weigh heavily on
— Read on www.wkar.org/post/msu-research-examines-how-race-gender-and-demographics-impact-crime-and-police-decision-making
Joe Cesario
THE TRUTH BEHIND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN FATAL POLICE SHOOTINGS
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2019/the-truth-behind-racial-disparities-in-fatal-police-shootings/
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To curb racial bias, Oakland police are pulling fewer people over. Will it work? – SFChronicle.com
The number of vehicle stops dropped precipitously in Oakland last year. The racial disparity stayed the same.
— Read on www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/To-curb-racial-bias-Oakland-police-are-pulling-14839567.php
Future of Policing 