A historic crossroads for systemic racism and policing in America | Harvard Kennedy School
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/more/policycast/historic-crossroads-systemic-racism-and-policing-america
Tag: Police Reform
Study: Houston’s Police Oversight Board Among Least Effective In Texas – Houston Public Media
There is also a report available on the webpage.
The study comes as the city is working to improve police oversight.
— Read on www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2020/11/19/386422/study-houstons-police-oversight-board-among-least-effective-in-texas/
When cops and America’s cherished gun rights collide, cops win
When cops kill civilians lawfully armed under the Second Amendment, they are often protected from liability by the legal doctrine called qualified immunity.
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-guns/
Future of Public Safety | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
There are 2 publications the Report and the Executive Summary.
Future of Public Safety | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
— Read on www.jjay.cuny.edu/future-public-safety
Do Body-Worn Cameras Change Law Enforcement Arrest Behavior? A National Study of Local Police Departments – Sunyoung Pyo, 2020
Do Body-Worn Cameras Change Law Enforcement Arrest Behavior? A National Study of Local Police Departments – Sunyoung Pyo, 2020
— Read on journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0275074020982688
Riot Reviews
This will be a list of various riot reviews. I will add more as they become available.
Denver Police – Riot Review
Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) is the agency yhat conducted the review for the Denver Police Department.
The Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) is the civilian oversight agency for the City and County of Denver Police and Sheriff Departments. The OIM was created by the Mayor and City Council in 2004 and began its work on August 1, 2005. The OIM is staffed by thirteen employees, including six monitors, primarily attorneys: the Monitor, a Senior Deputy Monitor, and four Deputy Monitors. In order to perform our research and policy functions, the OIM is also staffed by a Policy Director and two Senior Policy Analysts. Committed to community engagement and public access to OIM work, there is also a Community Relations Director, Youth Outreach Manager, and Youth Outreach Coordinator. The OIM’s work is supported by an Operations Coordinator.
There are other reports available at the OIM site.
To access the OIM webpage click HERE
To access the REPORT or the Executive Summary select the links below.
The Police Response to the 2020 George Floyd Protests in Denver, an Independent Review(PDF, 2MB) and Executive Summary(PDF, 570KB)
NYPD – Riot Review
Investigation into NYPD Response to the George Floyd Protests available HERE
President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
President Trump signed an executive order to establish the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – the first commission on law enforcement in half a century.
Access the website HERE
Reducing Violence Without Police a Review of Research Evidence
- Can communities ensure the health and security of residents without depending on law enforcement,
- What is the strongest research evidence to aid in the selection of violence-reduction strategies,
- How can community leaders and funding organizations like Arnold Ventures draw upon existing evidence while building even better evidence, and
- How can funding organizations use this report to elevate discussions about violence, improve outcomes in communities affected by violence, and help local and national partners to identify evidence-based interventions that are ready to be scaled.
Select HERE to access the report
The major consideration with this report is that what this report suggests is are non-police ways to supplement policing. If ideas and concepts are implemented from this report they should be implemented in the mindset that the value come when these programs run concurrent with policing. Examining many of what this publication sets forth, none of it was examined as a standalone project without policing. All the programs were examined as a response other than law enforcement but the police were still policing.
COPS & Race
I recently discovered a podcast called “The Glenn Show”. The shows that I have watched are AWESOME. They cover a range of topics and the show hosts or main characters Professor Glen Loury and Professor John McWhorter are intelligent, thoughtful , and current. I don’t agree with everything they they say or topic they discuss but they make the listerner feel like you can have a discussion with them. WE NEED MORE DISCUSSIONS. This show on COPS and Race is my favorite so far. It was recorded 5-28-2020. Below is a list of some of the topics they discuss during the podcast. There were far more topics discussed and in much more detail. I think you will find that this will be the first time you will hear how these topis are discussed.
This episode of the Glenn Show can be viewed HERE
Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) and John McWhorter (Columbia University, Lexicon Valley, The Atlantic)
- The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis 2:54
- Is crime a moral failing? 10:50
- Glenn: “Black people in poor cities need the cops” 17:59
- The Central Park birder incident 36:30
- Meditating on the tears of Eddie Glaude 43:30
- Glenn decries Biden’s racial pandering 56:57
- John: The problem is with cops and with guns, not racism 61:48
Racial equity task force NC: North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice releases report – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
The North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice released their report Monday afternoon, outlining 125 solutions to address strengthening community and law enforcement ties and disparities in the courtroom.
— Read on abc11.com/north-carolina-task-force-for-racial-equity-in-criminal-justice-nc-gov-cooper/8777480/
Get a copy of the report HERE
Future of Policing 