Law enforcement has come out of a period of severe criticism with more support than ever. Departments still face many challenges though, most notably hiring enough officers.
— Read on www.governing.com/magazine/the-state-of-policing-five-years-after-george-floyd
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Four Years After ‘Reimagining Public Safety,’ Reform Comes Slowly to Ithaca – The Cornell Daily Sun
Some Ithacans are frustrated with the pace of change of resolutions addressing police reform and racial inequality, four years after public safety was “reimagined” by Ithaca’s Common Council.
— Read on www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/03/gvifsvojhsdv
UK: Police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with crime predicting tech – new report
Amnesty’s new report ‘Automated Racism’ reveals dangerous discrimination in police prediction tools Almost three-quarters of police forces attempt to predict crime by racially profiling communities across the UK
— Read on www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-police-forces-supercharging-racism-crime-predicting-tech-new-report
Documentary Uses Body Cam Footage to Examine Fatal 2018 Chicago Police Shooting | Chicago News | WTTW
The movie is about Harith Augustus, a 37-year-old barber who was shot and killed by police in South Shore in July 2018. The shooting sparked immediate public outcry and legal fights for full access to police body camera video.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2025/02/19/documentary-uses-body-cam-footage-examine-fatal-2018-chicago-police-shooting
See the documentary here
Report: Deploying police was ‘reasonable,’ but UMass Amherst leaders could have chosen other responses | WBUR News
A new report released by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in part questions whether the school could have pursued alternative responses to a heavy police presence during campus protests of the war in Gaza last year.
— Read on www.wbur.org/news/2025/01/17/massachusetts-college-encampment-protest-gaza
Get the report HERE
Improving public confidence in the police An evidence-based guide
Despite fewer people experiencing police contact, racial disparities in arrests, police misconduct, and police use of force continue | Prison Policy Initiative
New Bureau of Justice Statistics data reveal that concerning trends in policing persisted in 2022, even while fewer people interacted with police than in prior …
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/19/policing_survey_2022/
10 years after the targeted killing of 2 NYPD officers, policing in NY has changed – Gothamist
Ten years ago today, two NYPD officers were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn.
It was a shocking act of violence that came on the heels of citywide protests over police brutality in the wake of Eric Garner’s death. Garner had been placed in an prohibited chokehold by an NYPD officer who was never charged with a crime.
The 2014 killings of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu as they sat in their patrol car marked a turning point in New York City’s relationship with law enforcement. Law enforcement experts said the tragedy caused police to put new safety measures in place for officers, and public sentiment about criminal justice reform has swung back and forth over time. Families of the men killed said there is more work to do to improve police-community relations.
— Read on gothamist.com/news/10-years-after-the-targeted-killing-of-2-nypd-officers-policing-in-ny-has-changed
The Body Politic | POV
Check out the video and links to resources on the website from the link below.
In Baltimore, a young mayor fights to enact a bold plan to end chronic violence.
— Read on www.pbs.org/pov/films/bodypolitic/
Vital City | The False Promise of Police Crackdowns in New York City
Why the Roosevelt Avenue surge won’t sustainably fix the Queens corridor’s public-safety problems
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the-false-promise-of-police-crackdowns-in-new-york-city-roosevelt-island-queens-corridor
Future of Policing 