OIR Group

OIR Group is an organization that evaluates Police Departments. There are links to several reports on this page.

VIEW BY DATE | oirgroup
— Read on www.oirgroup.com/view-by-date

MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE REVIEW

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See the Madison PD’s response to the OIR report 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-

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine

First-ever report on Maine’s school-based policing released by USM’s Cutler Institute | Office of Public Affairs | University of Southern Maine
— Read on usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs/first-ever-report-maines-school-based-policing-released-usms-cutler-institute

Read the Full IG Report on the Laquan McDonald Shooting | NBC Chicago

The city of Chicago on Wednesday released more than 6,500 pages of a long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing…
— Read on www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Read-the-Full-IG-Report-on-the-Laquan-McDonald-Shooting-562640671.html

Baltimore police union issues scathing report describing department in chaos due to mismanagement – Baltimore Sun

The union that represents rank-and-file Baltimore Police officers issued a scathing report Tuesday blaming intense violence in the city on severe mismanagement of the police department, accusing Commissioner Michael Harrison and other city officials of ignoring available solutions in favor of political platitudes.
— Read on www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-police-union-report-20191008-tj75tobwjjavva4vgyjwf2pj24-story.html

The Mismanagement of the Baltimore Police Department and its Impact on Public Safety

Here is a a LINK to the Union Report

The Baltimore Sun limits views of their News Paper. Here is another source: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/baltimore-police-union-releases-scathing-report-describing-a-department-in-ruins

Here are links to the Baltimore PD crime plans and strategies

BPD Crime Reduction Strategy HERE

Crime Reduction & Departmental Transformation Plan HERE

Civilian Office of Police Accountability

This is the home page for the Chicago PD Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). The website has data and reports on CPD.
— Read on www.chicagocopa.org/

Study finds misconduct spreads among police officers like contagion | NOVA | PBS | NOVA | PBS

According to new research, reassigning police officers with a history of misconduct makes it more likely that their new peers will also misbehave.
— Read on www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/police-misconduct-peer-effects/

A field experiment on community policing and police legitimacy | PNAS

A field experiment on community policing and police legitimacy | PNAS
— Read on www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/10/1910157116/tab-article-info

Dozens of Philadelphia police were reinstated after top brass tried to fire them. Once-secret records show how it keeps happening

The records reveal how the police arbitration system overturned the firings or discipline of more than 100 questionable Philadelphia cops.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/a/philadelphia-police-problem-union-misconduct-secret-20190912.html