Fresno Commission on Police Reform

Fresno Commission on Police Reform Website, stay up to date and register for meetings

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What Killed Michael Brown?

A documentary on race in America by the award-winning writer and filmmaker,
Shelby Steele.
— Read on whatkilledmichaelbrown.com/

Public Confidence and the Police

The Crime Report has some coverage on perceptions of Police.

The full Council on Criminal Justice Public Perceptions of the Police webinar can be accessed here. The full Pew Research Center study widely cited during the webinar and in this article can be accessed here. The full Gallup research study widely cited during the webinar and in this article can be accessed here.

Non-police and co-response models

Interest in non-police and co-response models to calls involving behavioral health and behavioral crisis continues to be strong. Here’s a nice new …
Non-police and co-response models

Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States | HRW

A .pdf version of the report is available at the website “Kettling” Protesters in the Bronx

Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States

Summary

On the evening of June 4, 2020, about 300 people marched peacefully through Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York City’s South Bronx, to protest police violence and systemic racism. Less than an hour into the march, and about 10 minutes before an 8 p.m. curfew went into effect, the marchers encountered scores of police officers with riot gear, including helmets, shields, and batons.
— Read on www.hrw.org/report/2020/09/30/kettling-protesters-bronx/systemic-police-brutality-and-its-costs-united-states

Eyewitness Principled Policing

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

Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work? | PBS NewsHour

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

FRONTLINE: Policing the Police 2020

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

Mayor’s task force on policing shares key findings from latest research | WFLA

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/

Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency | Governor Christopher T. Sununu

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