Bad headlines about the Sheriff’s office didn’t start with Rochelle Bilal. There’s a 170-year history of misadventure.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/inq2/philadelphia-sheriff-office-dysfunction-history-20240319.html
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Chicago traffic stops lead to gun charges for thousands | WBEZ Chicago
Critics say people arrested for gun possession during traffic stops are collateral damage in an ineffective police strategy to fight crime.
How else are police supposed to get to the guns in vehicles?
— Read on www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-traffic-stops-lead-to-gun-charges-for-thousands/febc8d42-0a50-4364-b817-135a808f99a1
MTA outreach teams are involuntarily hospitalizing homeless people with signs of mental illness. We rode along for a shift. – Gothamist
Gothamist is a non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC.
— Read on gothamist.com/news/mta-outreach-teams-are-involuntarily-hospitalizing-homeless-people-with-signs-of-mental-illness-we-rode-along-for-a-shift
National Guard soldiers are ill-equipped to respond to NYC subway crime, former officers say – Gothamist
Is the National Guard in the subway only for “show“.
— Read on gothamist.com/news/national-guard-soldiers-are-ill-equipped-to-respond-to-nyc-subway-crime-former-officers-say
the History of Policing in Louisville
Houston police chief apologizes for 264K suspended incident reports
An internal review revealed that 264,000 criminal incident reports were suspended by Houston police due to a lack of personnel.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/08/houston-police-chief-264k-suspended-reports/72889859007/
The People’s Report 2024: Driving While BIPOC
Oakland’s “Doom Loop” | City Journal
A conversation with Seneca Scott on the Bay Area city’s interlinked public safety and budget crises
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/oaklands-doom-loop
Behind the Badge: Revealing Escalating Mental Health Injuries Among RCMP Officers
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