Tag: Police Management

Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States | HRW

A .pdf version of the report is available at the website “Kettling” Protesters in the Bronx

Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States

Summary

On the evening of June 4, 2020, about 300 people marched peacefully through Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York City’s South Bronx, to protest police violence and systemic racism. Less than an hour into the march, and about 10 minutes before an 8 p.m. curfew went into effect, the marchers encountered scores of police officers with riot gear, including helmets, shields, and batons.
— Read on www.hrw.org/report/2020/09/30/kettling-protesters-bronx/systemic-police-brutality-and-its-costs-united-states

FRONTLINE: Policing the Police 2020

George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.
— Read on www.wgbh.org/program/frontline/policing-the-police-2020

Mayor’s task force on policing shares key findings from latest research | WFLA

Be patient. As of 8-30-20 There are technical difficulties until the 16 minute mark. I only caught he last few minutes were the Mayor is speaking Rhetorical taking points. Very disappointing. I hope they release the report.

Mayor Jane Castor’s Community Task Force on Policing released key findings in their report to enhance public safety citywide.
— Read on www.wfla.com/news/mayors-task-force-on-policing-shares-key-findings-from-latest-research/

Don’t bring back broken windows: Manhattan DA Cy Vance argues against ratcheting back up prosecutions for smaller offenses – New York Daily News

Over the past decade, New York City authored a remarkable public safety success story that saved thousands of lives, transformed the safety of communities across the five boroughs, and overturned false narratives about the efficacy of broken windows policing. As America’s safest big city, we proved that significant reductions in violent crime could be achieved without unconstitutional stop-and-frisk tactics or unnecessary prosecutions of low-level non-violent offenses, both of which disproportionately harmed our Black and Latino communities.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-dont-bring-back-broken-windows-20200824-zblyi4rr7nfjlmosswwbeeb4de-story.html