Coleman Hughes on some inconvenient reporting that suggests Derek Chauvin is not a murderer, but a scapegoat.
— Read on www.thefp.com/p/what-really-happened-to-george-floyd
Tag: Police and Race
Assessing Progress in Reducing Racial Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement, 2013-2022 – Data Collaborative for Justice
Assessing Progress in Reducing Racial Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement, 2013-2022 – Data Collaborative for Justice
— Read on datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-justice/assessing-progress-in-reducing-racial-disparities-in-new-york-city-law-enforcement-2013-2022/
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
the History of Policing in Louisville
The People’s Report 2024: Driving While BIPOC
Race & Policing | NAACP Bucks County
New Report Reveals Significant Racial Disparities in Bucks County Policing. The NAACP Bucks County 2023 Report on Reimagining Public Safety reveals racial disparities in enforcement as well as significant shortcomings in existing departmental policies. The report includes key findings and recommendations for improving the transparency and accountability of municipal policing in Bucks County.
— Read on www.naacpbucks.org/policing
‘I just went bent’: how Britain’s most corrupt cop ruined countless lives | Police | The Guardian
How many people did DS Derek Ridgewell fit up? The sheer scale of his depravity, and his targeting of men of colour, is only now becoming clear
— Read on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/25/i-just-went-bent-how-britains-most-corrupt-cop-ruined-countless-lives
Memphis police numbers dropped by nearly a quarter in recent years – were staffing shortages a factor in the killing of Tyre Nichols?
Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some agencies have had to lower standards to attract new officers.
— Read on theconversation.com/memphis-police-numbers-dropped-by-nearly-a-quarter-in-recent-years-were-staffing-shortages-a-factor-in-the-killing-of-tyre-nichols-199078
Michigan State Police – 4 unique reports
Michigan State Police Traffic Enforcement: An Assessment of Policies, Training, and Operations
Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Michigan State Police Traffic Stops Using the Veil of Darkness Methodology (2021 Data)
Michigan State Police Traffic Stop External Benchmarking: A Final Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (2020 Data)
Traffic Stop Data: 2017-2019
— Read on www.michigan.gov/msp/public-information/transparency/accordion/reports/traffic-stop-data-main
OHRC makes over 100 recommendations to address anti-Black racism in the Toronto Police Service | Ontario Human Rights Commission
OHRC makes over 100 recommendations to address anti-Black racism in the Toronto Police Service | Ontario Human Rights Commission
— Read on www.ohrc.on.ca/en/news_centre/ohrc-makes-over-100-recommendations-address-anti-black-racism-toronto-police-service
Taser And Social, Ethnic and Racial Disparities research programme
Key findings from the research suggest:
- There is a statistical relationship between ethnicity and increased use of Taser relative to other uses of force in some areas. This is mediated by other factors such as mental ill health, but police routine data collection needs to improve to properly understand these patterns;
- The disproportionate use of Taser across different communities and populations stems from complex interactions between multiple factors, structures, and processes, both within and external to policing;
- Policing takes place within a society fractured by inequality and structural racism in that Black and other ethnic minority populations are more likely than White people to live in areas of deprivation;
- A combination of institutional priorities, policies, practices, and demands mean that policing is concentrated into areas of deprivation, which in turn disproportionately impacts on people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds relative to the White population;
- Given that police are more active in deprived neighbourhoods, this in turn makes Taser use in those areas more likely;
- Taser has become institutionalised as an organisational level response to perceived threat and risk, which increases its use in situations that previously have been resolved in other ways, such as through dialogue;
- Police officers count Taser among the least dangerous use of force options available to them, and risks associated with its use are under emphasised during training. Insufficient time is dedicated to discussions of ethnic disproportionality and de-escalation during Taser training, which risks creating a further push towards the use of the weapon;
- In contrast, affected communities experience Taser as a dehumanising and potentially lethal weapon. They also emphasised the psychological harms and racialised traumas generated through use of the weapon;
- Public scrutiny mechanisms designed to hold police officers to account lack adequate support.
See the report here:
Future of Policing 