New Jersey is in the midst of implementing sweeping new rules designed to limit when the state’s 38,000 law enforcement officers use force against civilians. These policies reflect an entirely new framework for police interactions with civilians—one which calls upon officers to protect the life, liberty, and dignity of residents in every encounter.
— Read on www.njoag.gov/force/
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Hiring and Retention of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers, 2020
In 2020, general-purpose law enforcement agencies hired 55,000 full-time sworn personnel, but lost 57,400 through resignations, retirements, and other types of separations, resulting in a net loss of 2,400 officers (figure 1). A net loss of 1,500 officers also occurred in 2013, while agencies had net gains in 2003, 2008, and 2016. The largest number of hires occurred in 2016 (63,600), resulting in a net gain of 9,300 officers
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Rochester’s Police Accountability Board presents report on local policing technology
Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester’s Police Accountability Board presented a new report on Thursday examining how policing technology is being used around the city.
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Science-based Interviewing to Improve Investigative Outcomes | RTI
Key Takeaways
Science-based interviewing (SBI) is an evidence-based approach to investigative interviewing that prioritizes cooperation and gathering accurate, detailed information to advance a case over obtaining a confession.
Techniques characteristic of SBI include rapport-building, the use of memory-enhancing techniques, the strategic use of evidence, and assessing deception through statement-evidence inconsistencies rather than non-verbal behaviors.
SBI is not a passive or permissive approach. It provides structured control. The investigator makes informed, intentional decisions that guide the conversation, manage the flow of information, and determine the timing of questions and evidence disclosure.
— Read on www.rti.org/insights/science-based-interviewing-law-enforcement
Have Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops Narrowed? – Public Policy Institute of California
California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) requires detailed reporting on all pedestrian and traffic stops. Recent RIPA data from the state’s largest law enforcement agencies points to a reduction in the overall number of stops—but we do not see a substantial narrowing of racial/ethnic disparities in intrusive experiences during stops.
— Read on www.ppic.org/publication/have-racial-disparities-in-law-enforcement-stops-narrowed/
New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program | American Civil Liberties Union
Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program
— Read on www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-how-the-trump-administration-is-using-local-police-to-build-a-national-deportation-policing-force-through-the-287g-program
Bill Bratton Interview – Chat with the Chief podcast
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NYPD tactics are unconstitutional, must rein in stop-and-frisk, federal monitor says | amNewYork
“After 12 years of monitor oversight, the NYPD has yet to reach substantial compliance with this court’s 2013 order requiring constitutional policing,” the
— Read on www.amny.com/new-york/nypd-unconstitutional-monitor/
Considering the role of local police in monitoring federal law enforcement and remembering pioneering criminologist Al Blumstein
Something unusual has been happening recently: Several cities and states have enacted measures to limit federal law enforcement’s actions, potentially leaving local police in an incredibly difficult position. This emerging dynamic—where local agencies must navigate, interpret, or even enforce restrictions directed at federal agencies—creates unprecedented operational, legal, and personal challenges.
Six Massachusetts cities, including Boston, have put orders in place banning federal agencies from staging for civil immigration enforcement actions on city-owned property; requiring city officials to “publicly release video footage of violence or property damage by federal officials;” and affirming that “consistent with its statutory authority and longstanding practice,” police will “investigate all violence, property damage, and allegations of criminal conduct, including by federal officials, and appropriately document such incidents.”
— Read on www.policeforum.org/trending21feb26
Chicago Police Disproportionately Used Force Against Black Chicagoans, Study Commissioned by Department Finds | Chicago News | WTTW
The study, conducted by social scientists from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Pennsylvania blamed “systemic factors” for the disparity, not the actions of individual officers.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/02/19/chicago-police-disproportionately-used-force-against-black-chicagoans-study-commissioned
Read the full study and its executive summary.
