All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
This is a discussion on many current “Hot Topic” concepts in policing. Professors Nix, Sierra-Arevalo, and Stoughton. These 3 Professors are the next generation Superstars in Criminal Justice.
Excellent discussion. I don’t know how long the discussion will be available. It is definitely worth a watch/listen.
Access the presentation HERE
Despite funding from the federal government and support among many police departments, community policing has become an amorphous concept that encompasses a myriad of tactics.
— Read on www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/calls-for-reform-bring-renewed-focus-to-community-policing-but-does-it-work
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.
— Read on www.wgbh.org/program/frontline/policing-the-police-2020
Be patient. As of 8-30-20 There are technical difficulties until the 16 minute mark. I only caught he last few minutes were the Mayor is speaking Rhetorical taking points. Very disappointing. I hope they release the report.
Mayor Jane Castor’s Community Task Force on Policing released key findings in their report to enhance public safety citywide.
— Read on www.wfla.com/news/mayors-task-force-on-policing-shares-key-findings-from-latest-research/
This contains the report of the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency by New Hampshire’s Governor Christopher T. Sununu
— Read on www.governor.nh.gov/accountability
Campbell Collection on Policing: Campbell Systematic Reviews
— Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/1891-1803.policing
This first phase of this new Executive Session, which ran from 2008-2011, experienced debates about the efficacy of community policing, the main outgrowth of the first executive session, and the challenge of reducing crime and reducing fear while being viewed as legitimate and just by the community.
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/criminaljustice/research-publications/executive-sessions/executive-session-on-policing-and-public-safety
This is a great resource on policing, community, values, history, drugs, management, fear, crime, and neighborhoods.
This was the start of the Community Policing Era.
Executive Session on Policing (1985-1991) | Harvard Kennedy School
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/criminaljustice/research-publications/executive-sessions/executive-session-on-policing
As the nation is told to wear masks, black Americans must also weigh the risks of racial profiling.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/09/masks-racial-profiling-walmart-coronavirus/
A quick glance this section has a lot of stories about quality of life issues in Seattle.
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