All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
This is a classic book for policing. Chapter VI is one of my favorites – The Capacity To Use Force As The Core Of The Police Role. Chapter VI discusses the “non-negotiably coercible” police use of force. How police sometimes shouldn’t have to negotiate when they are going to use force. The discussion of any police use of force creates an interesting discussion especially now under the current climate.
A .pdf version of the book can be accessed HERE for free at the NCJRS website.
There is a link in the article to the official Attorney General’s report.
That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect.
— Read on reason.com/2022/04/07/minnesotas-attorney-general-says-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke-was-defending-himself-so-was-locke/
External review commissioned
In February 2021, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) contracted with Wilder Research to conduct an external review of the state’s response to civil unrest1 that occurred May 26-June 7, 2020, following the murder of George Floyd.
DPS requested that the review:
• Objectively evaluate what the state did well and did not do well.
• Identify actions and options that may have produced different, or possibly better, outcomes.
• Provide recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Safety to assist state and local governmental units, including cities and counties, in responding effectively to potential periods of regional or statewide civil unrest in the future.
Executive Summary
Loudoun County, Virginia, engaged the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to systematically study and evaluate considerations for the County in potentially reorganizing its public safety services by separating some of the law enforcement functions from the sheriff’s office and creating a county police department.
By agreement with the County, IACP’s analysis entails three primary focus areas:
Task 1. Organizational Analysis
Evaluate and consider existing and effective practices for the organizational and governance structure between the Board of Supervisors and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Include a comparative analysis of the formation of a county police department to provide primary police services.
Task 2. Cost Analysis
Analyze the fiscal costs and impacts of forming and operating a county police department in addition to the statutorily mandated sheriff’s office, including short- and long-term operational costs and facilities needs.
Task 3. Operational Analysis
Develop and present a review of the significant factors to consider in making this potential change and identify potential transition and/or implementation plans, timelines, and challenges.
This is an interesting article than lists the State of Washington legislative bills and explains the law and its reform impact on policing.
Legislators passed a number of bills responding to concerns around policing. Let’s dig into them.
— Read on www.issaquahreporter.com/news/breaking-down-washington-police-reform-from-this-year-and-last/
Paging through this report it is interestingly written with benchmarks for key topics and discussions that follow. Take some time to page through this report.
duluthmn.gov/media/12830/demographic-disparity-report-police-strategies-llc.pdf
As of the post this article is accessible. The Washington Post usually has a pay wall.
An interesting point from the article is when standards were changed they were done because the current standards presented roadblocks to applicants which is one reason to consider changing admissions standards. This article also has a lot of links which gives the reader a lot of resources to “all things women in policing”.
Chief Ken Clary has nearly quadrupled the number of female officers on his force, citing research that shows they are less likely to use force on civilians.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/women-police-nebraska/
Several years ago I accidentally discovered the “benchmark cities survey” and I haven’t heard it talked about in academic and policing circles. It is a fantastic resource. the Survey consists of 5 major areas: Demographics, Budget, General Performance & Service Measures, Crime & Clearance, NIBRS Crime & Clearance, and Traffic Safety. Below are links to a few different years of the survey. This survey would be helpful for police in making knowledge based decisions, students for a police administration course, and academic research.
In 1997, a group of police chiefs from around the country established the benchmark cities survey, which created measurement tool to help ensure police departments provide the best service possible within their respective communities. Overland Park Police Department has taken the lead in compiling the survey results. The survey, updated annually, provides a range of information about each department. With that information, the participating agencies can set better goals and objectives, and compare their performance in the various areas.
The Overland Park Police Department has the most current year of the survey HERE
This is an interesting approach where DPD has a overall department wide 5-point plan that each precinct discusses how it will apply the plan in its precinct. This way the community can see how crime-fighting will take form in their neighborhood.
See the report below:
detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2022-03/DPD-community-safety-strategy.pdf
My guess is that a deeper dive into the information and data will reveal a different perspective.
See the report here: www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/san_franciscans_spend_more_get_less_from_their_police_dept.pdf
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