This is an interesting article about the rules that govern police use of force.
Abstract
Police departments reject the idea that use of force can be governed by hard and fast rules. Under this rule-resistant view, using rules to regulate use of force would be dangerous and in practice impossible, as officers must retain broad discretion to respond to ever-changing conditions in the field. Despite the prevalence of this view, the Article finds that, behind closed doors, departments are constructing hard and fast rules that limit officer discretion.
— Read on papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm
Tag: Police Operations
Findings from a review of Police use of Force | 2020 Police Violence Report
Comprehensive review of killings by police in 2020.
— Read on perma.cc/X9UN-CYHY
Vol. 46, No. 2: Civil Rights Reimagining Policing
This issue of Human Rights magazine focuses on policing in America. The horrific events of 2020 have brought heightened attention to a longstanding problem of policing in America.
— Read on www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/civil-rights-reimagining-policing/
Fostering Public Trust in Law Enforcement in Michigan
Don’t Require Residency for City Cops | City Journal
The push to make police officers live where they work is unnecessary and unlikely to accomplish its objectives.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/residency-requirement-for-city-cops
The Emerging Movement for Police and Prison Abolition | The New Yorker
Mariame Kaba, a New York City-based activist and organizer, is at the center of an effort to “build up another world.”
— Read on www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-emerging-movement-for-police-and-prison-abolition
Failure To Disclose – The Appeal
Despite a 2019 California law mandating the release of certain records related to police misconduct, law enforcement agencies in the state are still fighting records requests.
— Read on theappeal.org/ca-police-misconduct-records/
Suspended driver’s license charges on rise in Beaufort County SC | Hilton Head Island Packet
Drivers in South Carolina county face more driving under suspension charges, cause tickets, fines and jail time. More Black drivers ticketed by police.
— Read on www.islandpacket.com/news/state/south-carolina/article250677449.html
Federal Judge Stops Columbus, Ohio Police From Using Tear Gas on Protesters – Courthouse News Service
A federal judge has ordered Columbus police to approach interactions with peaceful protesters differently in the wake of their use of force during demonstrations last summer.
Chief Judge for the Southern District of Ohio Algenon Marbley, issued his 88-page ruling on Friday, and his injunction prevents Columbus police from using “non-lethal” force against nonviolent protesters if they are verbally confronting police officers.
— Read on www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-stops-columbus-ohio-police-from-using-tear-gas-on-protesters/
Future of Policing 