Excessive force and community trust: Seattle Police Department’s 12 years of federal oversight ends | CapitolHillSeattle.com
— Read on www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/09/excessive-force-and-community-trust-seattle-police-departments-12-years-of-federal-oversight-ends/
Tag: Police Community Relationships
Watch: Mich. officer saves child in middle of traffic
AWESOME JOB as Officer Brendan Fraser springs into action to save a choking baby. This shows how police have to many times confront the unexpected.
As the officer pulled up behind a speeding car at a traffic light, the child’s mother hopped out of the car and screamed, “Help! We got a baby in here dying!”
— Read on www.police1.com/police-heroes/articles/watch-mich-officer-saves-child-in-middle-of-traffic-qKwmLbTRvpN5Lv9w/
NYC Knows How to Solve Its Violence Problem. It Just Doesn’t Want To
Excellent short video about the crime problems in New York City.
Explains how in NYC 1994 murders begin to decrease.
How in 2020 politicians want to DEFUND the police.
What caused the death of Jordan Neely.
Check it out at:
A Second Look: An Analysis of Persistent Disparities in Dallas Misdemeanor Arrests
The five findings revealed a picture that is summarized below:
1. Overall arrests and misdemeanor arrests by the Dallas Police Department continue to decrease.
2. Arrests for possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana have significantly decreased.
3. Overall racial disparities persist in low-level misdemeanor arrests. Racial disparities are particularly stark in marijuana possession and criminal trespass arrests.
4. Drug paraphernalia and public intoxication arrests show that there is more work to be done to reduce the footprint of DPD in the day-to-day lives of Dallas residents.
5. The City of Dallas and the Dallas Police Department’s data policies and practices continue to create challenges for transparency, accountability, and analysis.
Vital City | The Vital Role of Cops in Reducing Gun Violence
What police can do differently to save lives
In many U.S. cities, gun violence is the most urgent crime problem. High rates of deadly violence make a city less livable, not only in a literal sense, but also by degrading the quality of life, blocking economic development and lowering property values. The police are the primary agency tasked with controlling gun violence, yet too often the advocates for gun violence prevention either ignore the police or only reference them as a part of the problem. In our view, more effective policing is a key to the success of any comprehensive effort to reduce community gun violence.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the-vital-role-of-the-police-in-gun-violence-prevention
Watch Dark Knight Return for Basketball Rematch with Mass. Police Officer | Officer
After Newburyport Police Officer Kyle McElroy defeated a local “Batman” in a round of pickup basketball days earlier, the Caped Crusader dropped in for a rematch as kids in a youth program looked on.
Check it out HERE
NEW YORK CITY’S GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE A Blueprint for Community Safety
REIMAGINING COMMUNITY SAFETY IN CALIFORNIA From Deadly and Expensive Sheriffs to Equity and Care-Centered Wellbeing
Baltimore, Other Cities, Revived Teen Curfews. Here’s Why They Don’t Reduce Crime. | The Marshall Project
Texas recently banned juvenile curfews, while cities like Baltimore and Memphis have doubled-down on them.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2023/06/29/youth-curfews-baltimore-texas
City of Ann Arbor – “Driving Equity Ordinance”
This is a new Ordinance that went into effect that limits police in Ann Arbor on traffic enforcement.
Title: An Ordinance to Add Chapter 124 (Initiation of Traffic Stops) of Title IX (Police Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (ORD-23-20)
— Read on HERE
Get a hard copy of the ordinance HERE
Future of Policing 