Chesa Boudin, the newly-elected district attorney of San Francisco, will reverse broken windows policing, allowing even public urination in the city. He was raised by Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.
— Read on pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/weather-underground-baby-elected-san-fran-da-chaos-to-follow/
Tag: Prosecutor
TIPPING THE SCALES Challengers Take On the Old Boys’ Club of Elected Prosecutors
Dozens of Philadelphia police were reinstated after top brass tried to fire them. Once-secret records show how it keeps happening
The records reveal how the police arbitration system overturned the firings or discipline of more than 100 questionable Philadelphia cops.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/a/philadelphia-police-problem-union-misconduct-secret-20190912.html
Institute for Innovation in Prosecution
This is an interesting website tied in with John Jay College. It has position papers and policy briefs available.
Prosecutors And Officer-Involved Fatalities A Forced Evolution: A Forced Evolution From Tragedy To Advocacy
When Cops Kill Civilians Finding a Path to Justice
Every U.S. prosecutor should expect that an officer-involved shooting or death will occur “at some point” during her tenure, and have in place a plan to deal with it fairly and transparently, suggests a paper produced by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College.
— Read on http://www.prosecution.org/
Did Arizona Send an Innocent Man to Death Row?
What Happened to Rachel Gray 5 part series.
Death sentence A 4-year-old girl was killed in Tucson. Before the medical examiner had even determined a cause of death, Barry Jones became the sole suspect.
— Read on theintercept.com/2017/10/23/barry-jones-arizona-death-row-rachel-gray/
NYS’s Top Court Gives Prosecutors Green Light to Conceal Evidence From Defendants | The Indypendent
A Free Paper for Free People
— Read on indypendent.org/2019/07/nyss-top-court-gives-prosecutors-green-light-to-conceal-evidence-from-defendants/
The court opinion can be accessed HERE
Can Racist Algorithms Be Fixed? | The Marshall Project
A new study adds to the debate over racial bias in risk assessment tools widely used in courtrooms.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2019/07/01/can-racist-algorithms-be-fixed
Progressives Are Winning DA Races But Face Pushback Once in Office
Will these new progressive District Attorneys be helpful or hurtful to the quality of life in their communities?
Queens, N.Y., will soon join the list of places electing district attorneys who reject the tough-on-crime policies of the past. But their approach isn’t always well-received by governors.
— Read on www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-prosecutors-elections-district-attorney-races.html
DA Statistic Dashboards | San Francisco District Attorney
This is an excellent resource where there is a real time accounting of the types of cases decided and what cases are waiting to be heard.
I think this is a first of its kind.
— Read on sfdistrictattorney.org/da-stat-dashboards
JUSTICE 2020 – The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
JUSTICE 2020 – The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
— Read on www.brooklynda.org/justice2020/
The report can be accessed HERE
Future of Policing 