“Suicide by cop” refers to encounters in which civilians intentionally provoke a lethal response from law enforcement. Police and their advocates
have developed suicide by cop into junk science that serves as a broad defense against liability. This Article explores the origins and use of suicide by cop, and argues that police should be required to exercise a higher duty of care to protect people from excessive use of force.
— Read on www.californialawreview.org/print/suicide-cop
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Police Brass Agrees to Suspend Officers for Violating Rights of Black Driver During Downtown Traffic Stop | Chicago News | WTTW
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that three tactical team officers assigned to patrol the Near North (18th) Police District improperly searched Limorris Bell and his car on Sept. 1, 2024.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2025/12/16/police-brass-agrees-suspend-officers-violating-rights-black-driver-during-downtown
See also:
https://www.chicagocopa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2024-0007034_FSR.pdf
https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/COPA_Letter_to_Cmdr._Barz.pdf
Policing in Partnership: the role of public-private partnerships in tackling theft and fraud – The Police Foundation
Policing in Partnership: the role of public-private partnerships in tackling theft and fraud – The Police Foundation
— Read on www.police-foundation.org.uk/publication/policing-in-partnership-the-role-of-public-private-partnerships-in-tackling-theft-and-fraud/
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How D.C.’S Police Chief Undermined, crime, data, accuracy
Vital City | What Mamdani Can Learn from a de Blasio Administration Safety Innovation
NeighborhoodStat should be a key part of his approach to public safety.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/nstat-should-be-key-to-mamdani-public-safety-plan
Automated License Plate Readers in Iowa: Review and Recommendations – ACLU of Iowa
Automated License Plate Readers in Iowa: Review and Recommendations – ACLU of Iowa
— Read on www.aclu-ia.org/publications/automatic-license-plate-reader-report-raises-concerns-about-expansion-of-government-surveillance-in-iowa/
Federal Justice Statistics Program Data Series
Federal Justice Statistics Program Data Series
— Read on www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/NACJD/series/73
Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous and Ineffective | American Civil Liberties Union
seem routine, they often turn into dangerous
— Read on www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/why-police-traffic-stops-are-dangerous-and-ineffective
Exclusive | At least 46 people rushed to hospital from NYC’s 2 overdose prevention centers, who says it doesn’t know what happened to them | New York Post
New York City’s two government-funded shooting galleries are supposed to prevent fatal overdoses — but at least 46 clients had to be rushed by ambulance to the nearest hospital in cardiac arrest or with life-threatening strokes or seizures, records show.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/12/07/us-news/at-least-46-people-rushed-to-hospital-from-nycs-2-overdose-prevention-centers-who-says-it-doesnt-know-what-happened-to-them/
“Cop City”: The Problem of Police Violence in Atlanta and Beyond – WORT-FM 89.9
Esty Dinur speaks with Kamau Franklin about organizing against the militarized law enforcement training center called “Cop City” in Atlanta.
— Read on www.wortfm.org/cop-city-the-problem-of-police-violence-in-atlanta-and-beyond/
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