The New York City Police Department’s aggressive stop-and-frisk program exploded into a national controversy during the mayoral administration of Michael Bloomberg, as the number of NYPD stops each year grew to hundreds of thousands. Most of the people stopped were black and Latino, and nearly all were innocent. Stop-and-frisk peaked in 2011, when NYPD officers reported making
— Read on www.nyclu.org/en/publications/stop-and-frisk-de-blasio-era-2019
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Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE
Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE
— Read on www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/y3mww7/here-are-the-fare-evasion-enforcement-data-the-nypd-fought-to-keep-secret
Seattle has repeatedly sought to curb crime downtown, but hasn’t stopped sporadic violence | The Seattle Times
In one sense, the shooting Wednesday that killed a woman and injured seven other people was shocking. But in another sense, it was sadly less surprising. The area has long…
— Read on www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-has-repeatedly-sought-to-curb-crime-downtown-but-hasnt-stopped-sporadic-violence/
Understanding and Responding to Crime and Disorder Hot Spots | Bureau of Justice Assistance
Understanding and Responding to Crime and Disorder Hot Spots | Bureau of Justice Assistance
— Read on bja.ojp.gov/library/publications/understanding-and-responding-crime-and-disorder-hot-spots
How did this police experiment change what we know about foot patrol?
What does science say are the best ways to police in high-crime areas?
— Read on whyy.org/segments/the-police-experiment-that-changed-what-we-know-about-foot-patrol/
Jennifer E. Cobbina: Hands Up, Don’t Shoot — this is not a pipe podcast
This is an interesting podcast. It is a nice discussion about Professor Cobbina’s book which I’m in the midst of completing.
I have a different reaction to the book than the author of the podcast.
Many people are obviously aware that this nation was founded on a system
of slavery, but what many people don’t know is that the origins of policing
in the United States can be traced to the institution of slavery.”
— Read on www.tinapp.org/episodes/handsup
Policing changes linked to fewer gunshot patients at major trauma center
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A wholesale change in policing tactics earlier this decade in Camden, NJ is associated with fewer gunshot patients at a major city hospital.
— Read on journalistsresource.org/studies/government/criminal-justice/policing-camden-gunshot-patients/
Executive Order on the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice | The White House
Executive Order on the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice | The White House
— Read on www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-commission-law-enforcement-administration-justice/
A .pdf version of the Executive Order is available HERE
Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?
Are Dramatic Reductions In Lower Level Arrests Increasing Violence?
— Read on www.corrections.com/news/article/51209-are-dramatic-reductions-in-lower-level-arrests-increasing-violence-
Future of Policing 