Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff explore novel approaches to mental health crisis intervention and how they could be expanded and improved to serve more communities across the country.
— Read on www.brookings.edu/research/innovative-solutions-to-address-the-mental-health-crisis-shifting-away-from-police-as-first-responders/
Tag: Police Community Relationships
The Social Construction of Racism in the United States | Manhattan Institute
This paper begins with a version of Tocqueville’s paradox: at a time when measures of racist attitudes and behavior have never been more positive, pessimism about racism and race relations has increased in America. Why?
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/social-construction-racism-united-states
Policing Without the Police? A Review of the Evidence | Manhattan Institute
In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the summer of protests and riots that followed, police reform has once again caught the nation’s attention. But whereas past cycles of this debate have focused on changes to the police as an institution—antibias trainings, new use-of-force…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/policing-without-police-review-evidence
Crime Hot Spots: A Study of New York City Streets in 2010, 2015, and 2020
Recent data in New York City suggest that violent crime is on the rise. However, over the last three decades, there has been a more than 70% decline in index crimes as reported by the FBI.
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/weisburd-zastrow-crime-hot-spots
Is Defunding the Police a “Luxury Belief”? | Manhattan Institute
Amid the “racial reckoning” and months of protests that followed the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, progressive political activists, politicians, and media pundits increasingly called for “defunding”—or even “abolishing”—the police. What was meant by proponents of these…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/is-defunding-the-police-a-luxury-belief
Boulder Police Oversight Panel reaffirms appointees, setting up showdown at city council
This article presents a good example where pro-police citizens are upset over appointment of ant-police agenda driven members to the police oversight panel.
Boulder’s elected officials may exercise authority over civilian group for the first time, halting oversight work
— Read on boulderbeat.news/2023/01/14/police-oversight-appointees-showdown/
The System: The Future of Policing | The Marshall Project
The link below has several links to various articles that discuss police reform. Each of these articles have several links. This is a liberal perspective on police reform. Check it out see if it challenges or supports your view.
What do advocates mean when they call for “defunding,” “abolishing” or “reimagining” the police?
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/23/the-future-of-policing
East Lansing policing practices study finds low morale. Here are 5 key findings
The East Lansing Police Department hired nonprofit CNA to conduct a study on the department’s policing. Here is what the assessment found.
— Read on www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2022/12/06/east-lansing-police-department-study-policing-low-morale-use-of-force-policies/69703461007/
Ohio Lawmaker Wants Law Requiring Police to Record Race During Traffic Stops
An Ohio lawmaker says she will introduce legislation requiring police agencies to record race data when making traffic stops, following a Marshall Project – Cleveland investigation into how the village of Bratenahl tickets mostly Black drivers from neighboring Cleveland.
State Rep. Juanita Brent, a Democrat from Cleveland, said the information is needed to determine whether police agencies unfairly stop more Black and Brown drivers compared to White drivers.
This article was published in partnership with News 5 Cleveland.
The Marshall Project – Cleveland’s investigation noted that 60% or more of drivers cited for traffic violations by Bratenahl police since 2020 were Black.
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The Social Costs of Policing – Vera
www.vera.org/downloads/publications/the-social-costs-of-policing.pdf
See also the “The Social Costs of Policing Study Matrix” available here: https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/appendix-b-the-social-costs-of-policing-study-matrix.pdf
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