All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Here’s a new way to help people evaluate the performance of the law-enforcement agencies that patrol their communities.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/campaign-zero-scorecard/590581/
In the article there is a like to police scorecard or it can be accessed HERE
To better understand the impacts of aggressive policing on New Yorkers, beginning in 2016 the New York Civil Liberties Union surveyed nearly 1,500 people in neighborhoods with historically high and low numbers of official stop-and-frisk reports.
— Read on www.nyclu.org/en/publications/shattered-continuing-damaging-and-disparate-legacy-broken-windows-policing-new-york
There are several different police issues discussed here.
Vera works closely with government to build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.
— Read on www.vera.org/centers/policing
The work of law enforcement involves countless and risky low-visibility duties. Over the last three years, however, members of the public have brought increased attention to incidents of police-community conflict, violence, and misconduct, sparked by several high-profile deaths of people of color, many of them unarmed, during seemingly routine police encounters. These incidents—many of which were captured unfiltered on video and widely disseminated—have resulted in scrutiny of police officer behavior and, in particular, have reignited a debate over the extent to which police may use deadly force against civilians. At the same time, killings of police officers in New York City, Dallas, and Baton Rouge increased concerns about officer safety. Concerned that eroding public trust impedes relationship-building with the community, 34 states and the District of Columbia enacted at least 79 bills, executive orders, or resolutions in 2015 and 2016 to change some aspect of policing policy or practice—a marked contrast to the relatively few laws related to policing that were passed by states between 2012 and 2014.
The link below is to a dashboard where the Tulsa Police have 2 reports from the Tulsa Commission on Community Policing and an on going assessment on how Tulsa PD is doing compared to the recommendations of the President’s Task Force on Policing.
City of Tulsa
— Read on www.cityoftulsa.org/government/performance-strategy-and-innovation/dashboards/community-policing/
This is a very fair article that discusses what has happened in Baltimore since the 2015 riots.
Sad.
MacGillis note how the riot is considered an uprising by some, the crime and homicide rates, $14 million cost to the State for the riot, the Ferguson Effect, police backing off enforcement, costs to families, changing and ineffective police leadership, under-policing the riots, Mosby being overzealous arresting the officers, the “pullback”, Crime increasing, 30% homicide closure rate, DOJ Report, DOJ Ignorance of local realities, political focus NOT on enforcing the law, city population near a 100 year low, new rules restricting police, community activism, Det. Sean Suiter, cops leaving the PD, officers overworked, Mayor Pugh ignoring the problem, still no police leadership, criminals EMBOLDENED, use of force reports, and the cry for equal protection.
One thing MacGillis forgot to note the infamous words of Mayor Rawlings-Blake:
The Tragedy of Baltimore
— Read on https://www.propublica.org/article/the-tragedy-of-baltimore
Checkout the various links in the news article.
Allegheny County’s 100-plus police departments have unequal resources, uneven policies and pay.
— Read on newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/blog/allegheny-county-police-departments-inequality-budgets/
Stockton, California was in a rough situation when the current chief was promoted to that position in 2012. The city had filed for bankruptcy, there were police layoffs, morale was low, and violent crime was up. In this interview, the chief explains how he learned to listen more carefully to members of his community, including…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/listening-in-stockton/
Halifax Regional Police consider a study of the impact of race on traffic stops:
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on use of force-related polices, training, and practices within the Sacramento Police Department (SPD). The report is entirely separate from DOJ’s independent oversight into the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark. The purpose of the report is to provide SPD with recommendations grounded in evidence and promising practices from around the country to help guide the reform efforts it has independently committed to pursue.
— Read on oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-analyzing-use-force-policies-and
All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice - written by a Secret Contrarian
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