Better Crime Data, Better Crime Policy – CCJ Report

In April 2023, CCJ launched the Crime Trends Working Group to continue the important work of grounding debates about crime and criminal justice reform in facts. Its mission is to explore and explain current crime trends, while building consensus for significant improvements in the nation’s capacity to produce timely, accurate, and complete crime data. With a diverse membership of expert producers and consumers of criminal justice statistics, the Working Group collects real-time crime data, identifies gaps in data collection and availability, and develops strategies to improve crime reporting nationwide as law enforcement agencies transition to a new federal reporting system
— Read on counciloncj.foleon.com/crime-trends-working-group/final-report/

Follow-up Inquiry on the Chicago Police Department’s Preparedness for Mass Gatherings – Chicago Office of Inspector General

Chicago Inspector General follow-up report: Is the Chicago Police Department prepared to respond to mass gatherings, protest, and unrest?
— Read on igchicago.org/publications/follow-up-on-cpd-preparedness-for-mass-gatherings/

The Chicago PD new draft policy for protests.

https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/24/chicago-police-department-revises-plan-handle-protests-around-dnc-after-reform-groups

Audit Report on the New York City Police Department’s Oversight of Its Agreement with ShotSpotter Inc. for the Gunshot Detection and Location System : New York City Comptroller

Audit Impact Summary of Findings The audit found that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) ensures that the billing, invoices, and payments to ShotSpotter are accurate, and that ShotSpotter generally meets its currently specified contractual obligations. The auditors found that sensor coverage areas were initially set up in Brooklyn…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/audit-report-on-the-new-york-city-police-departments-oversight-of-its-agreement-with-shotspotter-inc-for-the-gunshot-detection-and-location-system/

10 Year Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Report – Ottawa

See the report here:

pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx

Study shows biases undermine diversity efforts in policing

As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer …
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-06-biases-undermine-diversity-efforts-policing.html

REGIONAL POLICE SERVICES IN PENNSYLVANIA: A MANUAL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

See the report here:

dced.pa.gov/download/regional-police-services-in-pennsylvania/

When Police Shootings Don’t Kill: The Data That Gets Left Behind

In recent years, more researchers have dug into the extent of fatal police shootings. But what about the survivors?
— Read on undark.org/2024/06/19/nonfatal-police-shootings-data-left-behind/

Can We Fix the ‘Crisis of Legitimacy’ in American Policing? – National Policing Institute

— Read on www.policinginstitute.org/publication/can-we-fix-the-crisis-of-legitimacy-in-american-policing/

More States Restricting ‘Excited Delirium’ as Cause of Death in Police Custody | The Marshall Project

Authorities use the term to describe the condition of some people who die. But some medical organizations say it’s useless or racist pseudoscience.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2024/06/15/police-custody-excited-delirium-meaning