Sheriffs enjoy great discretion, but their authority is often overlooked. Each edition of The Badge examines one facet of the powers and roles of sheriffs.
— Read on www.appealpolitics.org/the-badge/
Tag: Police Management
NJ police misconduct: Lying cop ruined man’s life; it could happen to you
In this article there are “links” to other articles of police misconduct.
Michael Ryan fought for years to clear his name. He didn’t know the cop who accused him of a crime was deemed dishonest. Two prosecutor’s offices also didn’t know about that cop’s dishonesty.
— Read on www.app.com/story/news/investigations/watchdog/shield/2019/03/21/nj-police-misconduct-lying-cop-ruined-mans-life-could-happen-you/3213964002/
Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition in the U.S.
Interesting resource for police departments to compare their rape case decision making and processing to the research.
— Read on nij.gov/publications/pages/publication-detail.aspx
Healing the Harm of Radicalized Policing
NNSC Police-Community Reconciliation Symposium
Recommended Budget Practices: A Framework For Improved State and Local Government Budgeting
Useful publication for Police Budget and Management.
www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/RecommendedBudgetPractices.pdf
Here is a publication by New York
Shootings by NYPD continue downward trend | Modern Policing
Police-involved shootings by NYPD officers have decreased 96% since 1972, dropping from 994 in that year to 35 in 2018, as reported here. More restrictive deadly force policies adopted in the 1970s had an early impact, while the sharp decline in violent crime since the 1990s has contributed. More recently, officials say enhanced training deserves credit…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/03/07/shootings-by-nypd-continue-downward-trend/
Utah moves to decertify Brigham Young University’s police department; school plans to appeal – The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah moves to decertify Brigham Young University’s police department; school plans to appeal – The Salt Lake Tribune
— Read on www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/26/utah-moves-decertify-byu/
Focus on wellness in Stockton | Modern Policing
This article describes Stockton, California PD’s wellness network aimed at helping officers deal with stress and trauma. The award-winning initiative includes a significant orientation for new recruits and proactive measures when officers encounter difficult situations in the field. The police department endured layoffs earlier in the decade while the city went through bankruptcy, adding to…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/02/23/focus-on-wellness-in-stockton/
FBI shooting data | Modern Policing
FBI agents have been involved in 228 shooting incidents since 2011, including 113 accidental discharges, 34 animals, and 81 “intentional shootings involving people or objects” according to this NBC news segment and article. Agents were found at fault in 5 of the shootings, none of which resulted in fatalities. The bureau has not traditionally released…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/fbi-shooting-data/
‘Stop-and-frisk in a car:’ Elite LAPD unit disproportionately stopped black drivers, data show – Los Angeles Times
Before or after reading this news article take the time to listen to the podcast at the link below. Just because police activity is disproportionate to the race of the population does not mean there is inappropriate behavior by the police.
Podcast on statistics and disproportionality HERE
Black drivers bear the brunt of an LAPD crackdown in South L.A. by its elite Metro division. Metro officers stop African American drivers at a rate more than five times their share of the city’s population, according to a Times analysis.
— Read on www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lapd-traffic-stops-20190124-story.html
