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/2025/10/27/police-misconduct-agency-identified-troubling-pattern-stops-black-chicagoans-downtown

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/

Get the .PDF HERE