In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the summer of protests and riots that followed, police reform has once again caught the nation’s attention. But whereas past cycles of this debate have focused on changes to the police as an institution—antibias trainings, new use-of-force…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/policing-without-police-review-evidence
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Crime Hot Spots: A Study of New York City Streets in 2010, 2015, and 2020
Recent data in New York City suggest that violent crime is on the rise. However, over the last three decades, there has been a more than 70% decline in index crimes as reported by the FBI.
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/weisburd-zastrow-crime-hot-spots
Wandering Cops: How States can Keep Rogue Officers from Slipping…
This report examines the issue of “wandering cops”—officers who leave one police department after alleged misconduct and are then hired by another agency. After discussing the problem of wanderers, its causes, and the relevant literature, this paper proposes a number of recommendations to…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/schulz-wandering-cops
Is Defunding the Police a “Luxury Belief”? | Manhattan Institute
Amid the “racial reckoning” and months of protests that followed the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, progressive political activists, politicians, and media pundits increasingly called for “defunding”—or even “abolishing”—the police. What was meant by proponents of these…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/is-defunding-the-police-a-luxury-belief
Discussion on Police at U.S. Conference of Mayors | C-SPAN.org
U.S. mayors gathered in Washington for their annual conference discussed recruiting and retaining police officers in their communities.
— Read on www.c-span.org/video/
An Interactive Guide to the Civil Rights Division’s Police Reforms
Another way to look up DOJ Consent Decrees. This document has links to some of the earliest Consent Decrees.
City of Oakland | Oakland Police Negotiated Settlement Agreement…
This is similar to a Consent Decree. Follow the link below and Take some time to search through the various reports. Each report is over 100 pages and there are 50 plus reports. I don’t think OPD has fulfilled all the tasks of the NSA. Crazy.
Oakland Police Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Reports
— Read on www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports
Complaints against Baltimore police officers grow as new accountability board takes shape – The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore will be one of the last police accountability boards in the state to get up and running.
— Read on www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-accountability-backlog-GQMDYO25QFADVJCETU2STNXKCA/
NYPD Track Record on Overtime Spending Casts Doubt on Budget Claims – THE CITY
Boulder Police Oversight Panel reaffirms appointees, setting up showdown at city council
This article presents a good example where pro-police citizens are upset over appointment of ant-police agenda driven members to the police oversight panel.
Boulder’s elected officials may exercise authority over civilian group for the first time, halting oversight work
— Read on boulderbeat.news/2023/01/14/police-oversight-appointees-showdown/
