Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE
— Read on www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/y3mww7/here-are-the-fare-evasion-enforcement-data-the-nypd-fought-to-keep-secret
Tag: Disproportionate contact
Police Videos Aren’t Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them? : NPR
Kelly Mcevers discusses police videos in her podcast series “Embedded”. Several other police videos are discussed throughout the series. All videos can be found in “Embedded”.
Jonathan Ferrell
— Read on www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521102557/police-videos-arent-going-away-how-can-we-learn-from-them
LIVING WITH IMPUNITY UNSOLVED MURDERS IN OAKLAND AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ON VICTIMS’ FAMILY MEMBERS
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/
Future of Policing 