Police Reform: Equal Treatment of Black Americans
— Read on indygipc.org/initiatives/race-and-the-legal-process-working-group/structural-reform-team-recommendations/
Tag: Police Management
Report to Strengthen UMPD Alignment with UMN Expectations
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (“UMN”) seeks to provide a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff and administration through the University of Minnesota Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) and University of Minnesota Police Department (“UMPD”). For many university stakeholders, crime is a growing concern on and near the campus. The breakdown in relationships between the UMPD and the UMN campus community is also a significant concern.
Consent Decree Monitoring Team for Baltimore City
The Baltimore Police Monitoring Team oversees the implementation of a Consent Decree—a judicially-enforceable agreement—between the City of Baltimore and the United States. The Consent Decree requires the Baltimore City Police Department to adopt a number of specific reforms aimed at ensuring effective, safe, and constitutional policing.
Access it HERE
Chasing Justice – Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland | ACLU of Maryland
Between 2015 and 2019, there were 13,392 complaints of misconduct filed against 1,826 Baltimore City police officers and 22,884 use of force incidents in Baltimore. Among the many disturbing facts that the report, “Chasing Justice: Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland,” uncovers are that 91 percent of those who the police targeted with use of force were Black
— Read on www.aclu-md.org/en/publications/chasing-justice-addressing-police-violence-and-corruption-maryland
Vermont’s BIPOC drivers are most likely to have a run-in with police, study shows | EurekAlert! Science News
Examining more than 800,000 police stops in Vermont between 2014 to 2019, researchers confirm that Vermont authorities stop, ticket, arrest and search Black drivers at a rate far beyond their share of the state’s total driving population.
— Read on eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/uov-vbd011521.php
Reinventing American Policing: Blueprint for the 21st Century | Vera Institute
A video with Cynthia Lum and Daniel Nagin
— Read on www.vera.org/events/neil-a-weiner-research-speaker-series/reinventing-american-policing
A cop shoots a Black man and a city resumes battle with police union
This is a several part series.
A cop in upstate New York shot Silvon Simmons three times from behind. The shooting and its aftermath illustrate policing practices that fueled U.S. protests.
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-rochester-shooting/
The end of us-versus-them policing: a tough road ahead for reform | Harvard Kennedy School
The end of us-versus-them policing: a tough road ahead for reform | Harvard Kennedy School
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/more/policycast/end-us-versus-them-policing-tough-road-ahead-reform
Study: Houston’s Police Oversight Board Among Least Effective In Texas – Houston Public Media
There is also a report available on the webpage.
The study comes as the city is working to improve police oversight.
— Read on www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2020/11/19/386422/study-houstons-police-oversight-board-among-least-effective-in-texas/
When cops and America’s cherished gun rights collide, cops win
When cops kill civilians lawfully armed under the Second Amendment, they are often protected from liability by the legal doctrine called qualified immunity.
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-guns/
