Many of the police staffing studies are large documents. Use this document as a reference. This is especially helpful when considering needs of your police department.
Tag: Police Operations
Houston Police Department Operational Staffing Model
Below is a link to the Houston PD staffing model a report by PERF. This report is used by consulting firms when conducting analysis on police staffing.
How America talks about police violence five years after Michael Brown – Vox
Brown’s death made America more aware of police violence. But police reform is still a work in progress.
— Read on www.vox.com/identities/2019/8/9/20798921/michael-brown-ferguson-uprising-police-violence-reform
Trade secrets vs. due process | Modern Policing
This article discusses the conflict that arises when evidence against a defendant is rooted in privately developed technology or software. Examples include probabilistic DNA typing, algorithms, breathalyzers, and stingray cell-site simulators. Defense efforts to challenge the validity of evidence derived from these technologies are often stymied by refusals to reveal key details about how they…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/trade-secrets-vs-due-process/
Video: LEOs TASER knife-wielding man attempting suicide by cop inside stationhouse
“The government is f—ing with me. I want you to shoot me,” he blurted out
— Read on www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/484549006-video-leos-taser-knife-wielding-man-attempting-suicide-by-cop-inside-stationhouse/
Police Data Initiative
This is supposed to be a partnership on supplying and analyzing police data. There may be some accessible and useful data for criminal justice projects.
Home – Police Data Initiative
— Read on www.policedatainitiative.org/
Ferguson: As It Unfolded
This is an interesting article to outline how the events in Ferguson unfolded.
The killing of Michael Brown by a white police officer on a Ferguson street was the spark that ignited years of frustration, distrust and anger. Protests, fueled by social media, spread; new issues emerged. Here, from the epicenter, is the story of Ferguson.
— Read on graphics.stltoday.com/ferguson/
More…….
Ferguson diagnosed a national illness. But five years later, it hasn’t been cured.
