Tag: Police Reform

Evidence-based approach shows de-escalation is a learnable police skill

A three-year research collaboration between Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has produced one of the most comprehensive real-world studies …
— Read on phys.org/news/2026-09-evidence-based-approach-de-escalation.html

A cop’s case for Flock  – Works in Progress Magazine

People are right to want less police intrusion in their lives. The way to get there is more precision, not less.

A car is a difficult thing to steal. It is large, cherished by its owner, difficult to hide and required by law to have identifying metal plates that everyone can see. A good thief changes the plates, and an excellent thief steals a common car in a boring color and hopes to blend in among the crowd. But eventually, no matter what techniques they use, they must drive that car on the road, and roads are public places.
— Read on worksinprogress.co/issue/a-cops-case-for-flock/

Federation responds to Leadership Commission report

The Police Leadership Commission, chaired by former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and former Policing Minister Lord Herbert, has published its final report, Professionalism and Performance: Police Leadership for the Future, following one of the most extensive examinations of policing leadership in a generation.

Drawing on evidence from thousands of officers, staff and stakeholders, the Commission concludes that leadership development across policing is too inconsistent and has suffered from decades of underinvestment. It warns frontline supervisors are often inadequately prepared for leadership responsibilities and that opportunities for development vary significantly across forces.

The findings echo concerns long raised by the Police Federation.
— Read on polfed.org/news/latest-news/2026/federation-responds-to-leadership-commission-report/

NJ college athlete shot dead by cops after mistakenly trying to enter stranger’s home during night of drinking: family

Unarmed NJ college student Glen Pysher, 22, was shot and killed by police after mistakenly trying to enter a stranger’s Pennsylvania home.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/nj-college-athlete-shot-dead-by-cops-after-mistakenly-trying-to-enter-strangers-home-during-night-of-drinking-family/

Broken Windows Works: Don’t Be Fooled By Latest Efforts To Discredit It.

Broken Windows policing receives credit—rightly—for being part of the crime turnaround that saved New York and other cities. The theory, originating with George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, argued that tolerating too much local disorder created a climate in which criminal behavior, including serious crimes, would become more likely, since criminals would sense that […]
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/broken-windows-works