Five years ago, state lawmakers limited the legal justifications for police officers’ use of deadly force. We examine recent trends in the number of people seriously injured or killed during police encounters as well as in the provision of timely medical care for those injured.
— Read on www.ppic.org/blog/what-happened-after-california-changed-the-rules-related-to-police-use-of-deadly-force/
Tag: Statistics
NJ Office of the State Comptroller – Use and Abuse of Officer Discretion in Declining to Enforce Motor Vehicle Violations
New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller
— Read on www.nj.gov/comptroller/reports/2024/approved/20241218.shtml
Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2025 | Prison Policy Initiative
34 high-impact policy ideas for state legislators and advocates looking to reform their criminal legal system without making it bigger.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
Illinois law requires transparency when police kill people. Many cases stay in the dark – IPM Newsroom
Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some prosecutors stay silent.
— Read on ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-law-requires-transparency-police-killings/
US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd | The Guardian
Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year, injuring an estimated 100,000 of them, according to a groundbreaking data analysis on law enforcement encounters.
Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research group that tracks killings by US police, launched a new database, policedata.org, on Wednesday cataloging non-fatal incidents of police use of force, including stun guns, chemical sprays, K9 dog attacks, neck restraints, beanbags and baton strikes.
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/28/police-use-of-force-violence-data-analysis
Police Data – A Database on Police Use of Force
The largest police use of force database in America. Built by the Mapping Police Violence organization. Get the facts. Make the case for change.
— Read on policedata.org/
Louisville Metro Police Department – Consent Decree with the DOJ
Access the agreement here:
Worcester Police Reform Strategy: Attack the DOJ
Very interesting take on the DOJ consent decree investigations.
Worth a read.
Worcester responds to the DOJ report on the police department in the worst possible way, indicating it will remain in denial that there is a problem.
— Read on thisweekinworcester.com/worcester-attacks-doj-report-police/
Also check out this report on an analysis of DOJ Police department investigations.
FATAL FALSEHOODS: Setting the Record Straight on Police Shooting
FACTS:
- Police rarely use force.
- When police use force, it is usually limited and proportional.
- Fatal police shootings are extremely uncommon.
- Unarmed fatal police shootings are both exceedingly rare and largely justified.
- Public perceptions around fatal police shootings and race are distorted.
Get the report here:
www.policedefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LELDF-Report-Fatal-Falsehoods-Police-Shootings.pdf
Vital City | Vital Signs: The State of Crime in New York City at Midyear 2024
A sluggish recovery with three warning bells for the quality of city life
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the-state-of-crime-in-new-york-city-at-midyear-2024
Future of Policing 