The Justice Department has embarked on a monthslong effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
— Read on apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-protests-prosecutions-doj-arrests-591f155d50c13756842e033ea23f16d3
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Vital City | What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways
How can the toughest problems of urban life be addressed in a serious, sustained way? The purpose of this series, which began with “What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety” and will continue with installments on disorder, policing and other topics, is to deliver to policymakers the best ideas distilled into steps that can be taken now and longterm changes that must undergird sustained achievement.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/what-to-do-about-people-in-crisis-on-streets-and-subways
Suicide By Cop? How Junk Science and Bad Law Undermine Accountability for Killings by Police — California Law Review
“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
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