Tag: Policy

Suicide By Cop? How Junk Science and Bad Law Undermine Accountability for Killings by Police — California Law Review

“Suicide by cop” refers to encounters in which civilians intentionally provoke a lethal response from law enforcement. Police and their advocates
have developed suicide by cop into junk science that serves as a broad defense against liability. This Article explores the origins and use of suicide by cop, and argues that police should be required to exercise a higher duty of care to protect people from excessive use of force.
— Read on www.californialawreview.org/print/suicide-cop

Episode 14: When the Police Back Off

There have been many questions about police proactive behavior and its impact on crime. In 2020 two events caused police officers to “back off” on their street activity. Dr. Jessica Huff explains the research into de-policing and how a reduction in proactive behavior lead to an increase in some types of crime.

Main Topics

Police officers backed off on their proactive behavior as the result of both department policy during COVID, as well as the social pressure after the death of George Floyd.

Street-level officers demonstrated a significant reduction in some behavior.

Backing off on proactive behavior was associated with an increase in some types of violent and property crime.

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Police Brass Agrees to Suspend Officers for Violating Rights of Black Driver During Downtown Traffic Stop | Chicago News | WTTW

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that three tactical team officers assigned to patrol the Near North (18th) Police District improperly searched Limorris Bell and his car on Sept. 1, 2024.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2025/12/16/police-brass-agrees-suspend-officers-violating-rights-black-driver-during-downtown

See also:

https://www.chicagocopa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2024-0007034_FSR.pdf

https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/27/police-misconduct-agency-identified-troubling-pattern-stops-black-chicagoans-downtown

https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/COPA_Letter_to_Cmdr._Barz.pdf

Policing in Partnership: the role of public-private partnerships in tackling theft and fraud – The Police Foundation

Policing in Partnership: the role of public-private partnerships in tackling theft and fraud – The Police Foundation
— Read on www.police-foundation.org.uk/publication/policing-in-partnership-the-role-of-public-private-partnerships-in-tackling-theft-and-fraud/

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NYC Youth Crime in Context: Arrest & Recidivism – NYC – Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice

Key Data Insights

In 2024, the youth share of citywide felony and violent felony arrests was the same as it was in 2018.
A small proportion of youth felony arrests (~5%) are for the most serious violent felony crimes, where 16-17s have seen an uptick as a share of citywide crime, mostly in the past year (2024-2025). The small proportion of 13–15-year-olds has increased steadily in this category in recent years.
Youth recidivism rates for all felony, violent, and serious violent offenses are stable or decreasing. Most youth are reoffending at or below 2018 levels.
— Read on criminaljustice.cityofnewyork.us/reports/nyc-youth-crime-in-context-arrest-recidivism/

Exclusive | At least 46 people rushed to hospital from NYC’s 2 overdose prevention centers, who says it doesn’t know what happened to them | New York Post

New York City’s two government-funded shooting galleries are supposed to prevent fatal overdoses — but at least 46 clients had to be rushed by ambulance to the nearest hospital in cardiac arrest or with life-threatening strokes or seizures, records show.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/12/07/us-news/at-least-46-people-rushed-to-hospital-from-nycs-2-overdose-prevention-centers-who-says-it-doesnt-know-what-happened-to-them/