All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Rick Loessberg and Akela Lacy trace the trajectory of America’s unfinished reckoning with policing, from the 1967 Kerner Report to the George Floyd protests to Trump 2.0.
— Read on theintercept.com/2025/08/01/briefing-podcast-racism-police-protests-kerner/
See also at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intercept-briefing/id1195206601?i=1000720202827
Consent decrees meant to curb police abuse are ending in more than 20 cities, including Breonna Taylor’s Louisville
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/trump-ends-police-reform-consent-decrees
Former police officer Brett Hankison was convicted in November 2024 in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
— Read on 19thnews.org/2025/07/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison/
The response to the demonstrations fell short. But they marked the beginning of a new era that calls for action
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/13/has-america-learned-anything-from-the-george-floyd-uprisings
A new police accountability database is in the works for New Orleans designed to make disciplinary records more accessible to the public.
— Read on www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-police-dashboard-aims-for-transparency-some-say-it-could-hurt-the-very-officers-it-tracks/65385324
CPD reported to state officials that officers made 295,846 traffic stops in 2024. But police dispatchers recorded that officers made an additional 210,622 stops in 2024 that were not documented, raising questions about how many traffic stops took place last year.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2025/07/02/cpd-working-fix-problem-led-211k-undocumented-traffic-stops-police-official-tells-city
Dozens of NYPD cops and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards – including for mental health – are now being forced to resign, or else they will be fired from the force, law enforcement sources revealed Thursday.
At least 30 cops and cadets – hired between 2023 and 2024 under Inspector Terrell Anderson, who has since been transferred out of his role with the Police Academy – were notified of the NYPD purge Thursday, according to the sources
— Read on nypost.com/2025/07/10/us-news/dozens-of-troubled-nypd-recruits-finally-forced-to-resign-after-faulty-hiring-standards/
This self-assessment tool is designed to assist public safety and emergency response professionals, school administrators and security professionals, elected officials, and communities in considering potential active shooter scenarios and options for dealing with them. The tool proposes questions to determine an agency’s preparedness status in seven categories, offers guidance to inform next steps, and recommends resources for improving policies and practices to reduce community potential for mass violence, swiftly respond to incidents, and enhance trauma and support services in their wake
— Read on portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/
The CPD committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017. Now, the city claims it would be an invasion of privacy.
— Read on chicagoreader.com/news/reader-investigative-reports/cpd-merit-promotion-police/
Amid calls for police reform in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, California lawmakers set out to raise education standards for incoming law enforcement officers. Five years later — as California faces a widespread shortage of police officers — those reforms are being debated once again.
— Read on www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2025-07-08/california-wants-new-education-requirements-for-police-officers-are-they-watered-down
All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice - written by a Secret Contrarian
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