Here is an interesting database for tracking police use of force.
Accountable Now collects data on police behavior from United States law enforcement agencies to share the truth about how often police use force.
— Read on www.accountablenow.com/
Tag: Police Community Relationships
Why Voters Rejected Plans to Replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and What’s Next for Policing Reform
Minneapolis residents voted 56 percent to 44 percent against an amendment that would have transformed the city’s police. The reasons they did so are complicated, an expert writes.
— Read on www.governing.com/next/voters-rejected-replace-the-minneapolis-police-policing-reform
Report of The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Law Enforcement
The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Law Enforcement (the Panel) was established as an advisory body to the San Francisco District Attorney in May 2015 in the wake of revelations that 14 San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officers had exchanged numerous racist and homophobic text messages.
The Panel was tasked with answering the critical question that the text messaging scandal raised: Was the racial and homophobic bias so clearly demonstrated by the offensive texts a reflection of institutionalized bias within the SFPD and, if so, to what extent?
See below or select HERE for the report
Why many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly
Below are a series of articles from the New York Times about how police stops turn deadly.
There are several parts to this series.
An interview with Bill Bratton on the Reducing Crime Podcast
This is an EXCELLENT Podcast. I haven’t read Bill Bratton’s new book “The Profession” but I’m sure it is probably as good as his fist book “Turnaround” (One of my favorites). Bratton talks about several main points of policing that are key to the profession. The last 10 minutes Bratton compares the trends on the 1970s that caused the crime problems in the 1990s and the parallels he sees today which may generate similar crime problems in the future. An excellent comparison.
Check it out here:
Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. – Vox
Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. – Vox
— Read on www.vox.com/platform/amp/22580710/defund-the-police-reform-murder-spike-research-evidence
RACIALLY JUST POLICING
A Model Policy for Colleges and Universities
Report blames Portland police for protest violence | KOIN.com
The City Council will consider a report Wednesday, Sept. 22, that largely blames Portland police for violence at political protests and calls for a series of reforms.
— Read on www.koin.com/news/protests/report-blames-portland-police-for-protest-violence/
The full report can be accessed HERE
Hands-Off Patrol
After Floyd’s killing, Minneapolis police retreated, data shows
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-policing-minneapolis/
Is this an example of the “Ferguson Effect”?
ONE USC: A VISION OF COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR ALL
Recommendations from the USC Department of Public Safety Community Advisory Board
Below is the link to the report
cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/0/580/files/2021/07/CAB_Report_EngFINAL.pdf
Future of Policing 