In every city, a small group of blocks generate most of the serious crime. Place-based crime reduction strategies are grounded in some of the most critical insights made by crime scholars in the past forty years.
— Read on www.niskanencenter.org/cleaning-up-the-built-environment-to-reduce-crime/
Tag: Policy
Buffalo’s bad cops: Police leader says he lacks power to discipline : Investigative Post
This is an interesting read. I don’t know how the City and Police Union can enter into a contractual agreement that is contrary to State Law and expect the law not to be enforced.
Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center
— Read on www.investigativepost.org/2024/01/29/policing-buffalos-police/
Walking the walk: a roadmap for changing cop culture, improving public safety, and promoting justice
Featuring Colby College Professor Neil Gross and Baltimore Banner journalist and author Justin Fenton. Neil and Justin discuss Neil’s new book, Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture, which Niskanen senior fellow Matthew Yglesias called, “a refreshing break from our hyper-polarized debate over public safety and criminal justice reform.” They’re joined by Eric Jones, one of the subjects of Neil’s book. Eric recently retired as Chief of Police for the Stockton, California Police Department, and is now the Deputy County Executive for Public Safety and Justice of Sacramento County, CA.
See the discussion HERE
Study Shows Throwing Money At Law Enforcement Doesn’t Result In Lower Crime Rates | Techdirt
Pretty much every law enforcement agency gets exactly what it wants during budget discussions. The spending on policing always seems to increase, despite years of diminishing returns. The money flows in, but very little flows back out in terms of community relations, accountability, or transparency. In recent years, there have been discussions about “defunding” law…
— Read on www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/study-shows-throwing-money-at-law-enforcement-doesnt-result-in-lower-crime-rates/
Police Services Study – Bath Borough, Northampton County, PA
Guidance for ethical and professional behaviour in policing | College of Policing
QUESTION: Are the police officers given the same benefit of these ethical principles? For example when a police officer makes an error when working are they fired or give an opportunity to be retrained a correct their conduct? When false accusations are made against police officers are complainants arrested and prosecuted?
Guidance to help put the ethical policing principles into day-to-day practice and outline the expectations of how policing professionals should behave.
— Read on www.college.police.uk/ethics/code-of-ethics/guidance
The Enduring Solution to Crime | City Journal
Excellent read.
In the short term, enforcing the law remains the only answer.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/the-enduring-solution-to-crime
Michigan State Police – 4 unique reports
Michigan State Police Traffic Enforcement: An Assessment of Policies, Training, and Operations
Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Michigan State Police Traffic Stops Using the Veil of Darkness Methodology (2021 Data)
Michigan State Police Traffic Stop External Benchmarking: A Final Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (2020 Data)
Traffic Stop Data: 2017-2019
— Read on www.michigan.gov/msp/public-information/transparency/accordion/reports/traffic-stop-data-main
POLICE REFORM BY DECREE: HOW DOJ ENACTS ITS POLICING AGENDA
Critical Incident Review: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX | COPS OFFICE
Critical Incident Review: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX | COPS OFFICE
— Read on cops.usdoj.gov/uvalde
