Tag: Police Operations

Failing conventionally on gun violence reduction – Jerry Ratcliffe

Failing conventionally on gun violence reduction – Jerry Ratcliffe
— Read on www.jratcliffe.net/blog/failing-conventionally-on-gun-violence-reduction/

Dr. Ratcliffe’s article is response to Philadelphia’s publication “Roadmap to Safer Communities” which can be accessed by the link below.

I love it when a police department or a municipality releases a plan. Especially a crime fighting plan. It allows others to see what others are doing and then barrow (steal) for it or use it to build something new.

https://www.phila.gov/media/20190116150530/The-Philadelphia-Roadmap-to-Safer-Communities.pdf

Prospects for police reform | Modern Policing

Dr. Sam Walker is one of the leaders in police accountability. He is also one of my favorite authors.

Noted police historian and accountability expert Sam Walker discusses the prospects for ongoing police reform in this law review article. Despite reduced pressure from the federal government since 2017, he sees encouraging efforts within policing, some state and local governments accepting greater responsibility, and continuing interest from activists and the general public. Still, the prospects…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/prospects-for-police-reform/

Police shootings report by – Tampa Bay Times and Radiolab

Below there are two reports on police shootings.

Radiolab

Part-one of 2 podcasts

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/shots-fired-part-1

Interesting comment at About 31:00 COP Daytona Beach Mike Chitwood arrests are 60:40 almost exact as the population

 

Shots fired part 2

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/shots-fired-part-2

FL Newspaper Tracks Police Shootings: 827 In Six Years

No one was keeping track of police shootings in Florida, the third-largest state. So in 2014, the Tampa Bay Times set out to count every officer-involved shooting in Florida during a six-year period. At least 827 people were shot by police, one every 2 1/2 days. More than half, 434, were fatal. Blacks were shot at a higher rate than whites. On-duty police are almost never charged with crimes for firing, even though agencies pay millions to settle civil lawsuits, the Times reports.

http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2017/investigations/florida-police-shootings/

 

For an alternative view you MUST see

https://futureofpolicing.blog/2019/01/10/qpp-extra-radiolab-got-it-wrong-quality-policing-podcast/

 

QPP Extra – Radiolab Got It Wrong – Quality Policing Podcast

This podcast takes a look at data and police use of force.

The author has one of the BEST commentaries on data and analysis of police use of force and bias and where the mews media fails interpreting police contact data.

THIS IS A MUST LISTEN for anyone discussing police use of force.

QPP Extra – Radiolab Got It Wrong – Quality Policing Podcast
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/qpp-extra-radiolab-got-it-wrong/

 

 

For an alternative view see:

https://futureofpolicing.blog/2019/01/10/police-shootings-report-by-tampa-bay-times-and-radiolab/

 

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast

This is one of the BEST podcasts on police that I have ever heard.

It captures the essence of policing. Lt. Richards and Dr. Moskos discuss the application of policing on the streets. They talk about an incident that occurred in Chicago on Memorial Day 2018 and use it to frame the discussion of policing, police stops, politics, standards of proof, de-policing, police discretion, arrests and more.

This is a great discussion of what policing is about and why policing shouldn’t be overly restricted by political interests.

It’s a must listen to students of criminal justice.

While it is nothing new for police officers it will reaffirm how policing should be!!!

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/qpp-interview-with-retired-cpd-lt-edward-richards/

2018: The year of the Phoenix police shooting

An analysis by The Republic shows recent drug use, mental illness and time in prison were commonalities in Phoenix police shootings in 2018.
— Read on www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/12/27/2018-year-phoenix-police-shooting/1684343002/

Online data page available in the above article:

https://opengov.civicdashboards.com/embed/0e2526

Berkeley not so special any more | Modern Policing

Here is another report about the difficulty the police departments are facing for hiring new officers.

I think this is causing police to re-examine their recruiting and hiring procedures. What will policing look like 10-20 years from now?

Berkeley PD has many unfilled positions and has lost experienced officers to other agencies in recent years, something that rarely happened before, according to this article. The agency has a distinctive history going all the way back to August Vollmer, and was the “go to” agency in northern California for many years. Current and departed…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/berkeley-not-so-special-any-more/