The University of California shelled out an estimated $29 million to handle this spring’s protests over the Israel-Hamas war, with 90% of the costs going toward law enforcement.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-18/uc-unveils-price-tag-for-this-springs-campus-unrest
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Rethinking the Crime of Rioting lawreview – Minnesota Law Review
By Nick Robinson. Full Text. The fear of riots has long loomed large in the public imagination. This fear is at least partly justified. Riots can present unique challenges, both in the harm they can cause and in the government’s ability to control them. However, from the American colonies to the Civil Rights era, there lawreview – Minnesota Law Review
— Read on minnesotalawreview.org/article/rethinking-the-crime-of-rioting/
Follow-up Inquiry on the Chicago Police Department’s Preparedness for Mass Gatherings – Chicago Office of Inspector General
Chicago Inspector General follow-up report: Is the Chicago Police Department prepared to respond to mass gatherings, protest, and unrest?
— Read on igchicago.org/publications/follow-up-on-cpd-preparedness-for-mass-gatherings/
The Chicago PD new draft policy for protests.
Research Evaluation of the City of Columbus’ Response to the 2020 Summer Protests
Get the report here:
Tucker Carlson Interview of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund
This is an excellent interview
Ep. 15 Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund reveals what really happened on January 6th. Our Fox News interview with him never aired, so we invited him back
Seethe interview here:
Black Lives Matter, other protesters vulnerable to liability suits after appeals court ruling | Reuters
A federal appeals court in Louisiana decided last week that a cop can sue a protest organizer for injuries caused by another person during a demonstration, ratifying a novel legal theory that threatens to further suppress protests and First Amendment rights more broadly.
— Read on www.reuters.com/legal/government/black-lives-matter-other-protesters-vulnerable-liability-suits-after-appeals-2023-06-23/
Get the court case HERE
Violence in the City- An End or a Beginning
A report to the Governor on the Los Angeles (The Watts) riots.
Get the report here: www.lc.edu/uploadedFiles/Pages/Services/Reid_Memorial_Library/McCone Commission Report Violence in the City Watts Neighborhood.pdf
Just a Dozen of 89 NYPD Officers Responsible for Serious Misconduct During 2020 BLM Protests Have Been Disciplined – THE CITY
More than two and a half years after the NYPD’s at times violent response to the 2020 George Floyd protests, just 12 of 89 officers charged with significant misconduct by a civilian oversight board have been disciplined, according to a new report.
The Civilian Complaint Review Board released dozens of its investigative recommendations for officer discipline in a 590-page review made public Monday, which says the agency fielded over 750 complaints containing more than 2,000 allegations regarding police misconduct during the weeks of protest.
CCRB investigators fully probed 321 of those complaints and substantiated allegations of serious misconduct against 89 police officers and supervisors, many for improper use of force.
Of them, 62 are still winding through the NYPD’s internal disciplinary process, which may include an administrative trial overseen by the police department and ultimately concludes when the NYPD commissioner decides on the outcome.
— Read on www.thecity.nyc/2023/2/6/23587637/nypd-misconduct-blm-george-floyd
AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT PROTEST / RIOT EVENT 2020 AFTER ACTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Executive Summary
Demonstrations occurring in Austin during the last week of May of 2020 devolved into chaos. A relatively small number of individuals embedded within mostly peaceful crowds committed criminal acts that ultimately escalated into rioting and looting within the City from May 29th to May 31st, 2020. Based on expectations defined by previous experiences with hundreds of peaceful demonstrations and protests, the Austin Police Department (APD) was unprepared for a riot of this magnitude. Miscalculations alongside actions and inactions of APD personnel, including those in leadership positions, contributed to the challenges. The demonstrations continued for months, and APD adjusted its tactics ultimately stabilizing the situation.
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AN EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE STATE’S RESPONSE TO THE CIVIL UNREST IN MINNESOTA FROM MAY 26-JUNE 7, 2020
External review commissioned
In February 2021, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) contracted with Wilder Research to conduct an external review of the state’s response to civil unrest1 that occurred May 26-June 7, 2020, following the murder of George Floyd.
DPS requested that the review:
• Objectively evaluate what the state did well and did not do well.
• Identify actions and options that may have produced different, or possibly better, outcomes.
• Provide recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Safety to assist state and local governmental units, including cities and counties, in responding effectively to potential periods of regional or statewide civil unrest in the future.
Future of Policing 