The new body wouldn’t have the power to discipline officers but could gather complaints and information about misconduct and recommend reforms to city leadership. The proposal could be on the ballot for a referendum vote in November.
— Read on investigativepost.org/2026/07/09/buffalo-could-create-new-police-oversight-body/
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Minneapolis police review: “No progress has been made” – Minnesota Women’s Press
Effective Law Enforcement for All releases its fourth review of the Minneapolis Police Department since the 2023 investigation by Minnesota Human Rights Department
— Read on www.womenspress.com/minneapolis-police-review-no-progress-has-been-made/
Get a PDF of the report HERE
What Works in American Policing: A Strategy-by-Strategy Assessment – R Street Institute
This seven-part series examines major policing strategies through a research-grounded lens, assessing each strategy against multiple criteria:
Credible empirical support
Measurable outcomes
Operational realism (given current staffing constraints)
Constitutional boundaries
Fiscal accountability
Rather than treating policing approaches as interchangeable catchphrases, this series evaluates what the literature actually says about each strategy’s effectiveness and what it means for agencies trying to do more with less while maintaining public trust.— Read on www.rstreet.org/commentary/what-works-in-american-policing-a-strategy-by-strategy-assessment/
Videos Show Upstate NY Cops Calling Border Patrol on Drivers
Oswego County sheriff’s deputies held drivers for up to 45 minutes as they waited for immigration agents, potentially breaking the law.
— Read on nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/oswego-body-cam-video-border-patrol-traffic-stops
Rochester’s Police Accountability Board presents report on local policing technology
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
When Homelessness Becomes a Law Enforcement Problem—and Why They Can’t Solve It Alone
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are more and more involved in responding to homelessness. Calls for service involving people who are unhoused, especially those who are chronically homeless, take up a great deal of officer time and agency resources. But being homeless is not a crime. This fact means homelessness is not, at its core, a law enforcement issue.
Homelessness is a complex social problem. It is shaped by housing costs, health care systems, job markets, and social safety nets. These are systems that law enforcement agencies do not control. For this reason, law enforcement agencies should not lead a community’s response to homelessness. Instead, they should be one part of a larger, shared response. They are most effective when they work closely with local partners to address the problem together.
Because law enforcement officers are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, they often become the default responders to homelessness. However, they are rarely the best equipped to lead a full response. Law enforcement agencies should have a seat at the table, but they should not sit at the head of it. Strong responses require many partners, shaped by local needs. These partners often include other government agencies, housing providers, mental health professionals, public health agencies, outreach workers, researchers, and people with lived experience of homelessness. Law enforcement officers play an important role, but that role works best when it is supportive, strategic, and collaborative—not punitive or isolated.
There are links to documents at the bottom of this Blog. Read more HERE
Covering a police officer killed in the line of duty • Indiana Capital Chronicle
We can expect a lot of coverage when an officer dies in the line of duty. But that coverage should offer the public a clear understanding of what happened and what can be done to prevent a similar tragedy in the future.
— Read on indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/04/covering-a-police-officer-killed-in-the-line-of-duty/
Vital City | What ICE’s Recklessness Teaches Us About Real Policing
As you read this article think for a moment would the situation be better in Minneapolis if the local police assisted ICE and controlled unlawful protestors.
The illegitimate Minneapolis surge gives municipal departments an opportunity to demonstrate what legitimacy looks like.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/minnesota-ice-alex-pretti-policing
Videos of Aggressive Contempt For Police Officers Show Gap Between Left’s Rhetoric and Reality
“Yooo they violated them!! They viiiiolated themmm!!!!” So went the commentary of a woman heard on a now-viral cellphone video showing two male police officers in Brooklyn being doused with buckets of water last Saturday, after approaching a group on the street. Even after the officers had turned and walked away, perpetrators kept dumping water […]
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/is-this-what-fear-looks-like
Chicago Police Disproportionately Used Force Against Black Chicagoans, Study Commissioned by Department Finds | Chicago News | WTTW
The study, conducted by social scientists from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Pennsylvania blamed “systemic factors” for the disparity, not the actions of individual officers.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/02/19/chicago-police-disproportionately-used-force-against-black-chicagoans-study-commissioned
Read the full study and its executive summary.
Future of Policing 