Audit Impact Summary of Findings The audit found that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) ensures that the billing, invoices, and payments to ShotSpotter are accurate, and that ShotSpotter generally meets its currently specified contractual obligations. The auditors found that sensor coverage areas were initially set up in Brooklyn…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/audit-report-on-the-new-york-city-police-departments-oversight-of-its-agreement-with-shotspotter-inc-for-the-gunshot-detection-and-location-system/
Tag: Statistics
Study shows biases undermine diversity efforts in policing
As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer …
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-06-biases-undermine-diversity-efforts-policing.html
When Police Shootings Don’t Kill: The Data That Gets Left Behind
In recent years, more researchers have dug into the extent of fatal police shootings. But what about the survivors?
— Read on undark.org/2024/06/19/nonfatal-police-shootings-data-left-behind/
A New Measure of Prevalence for the National Crime Victimization Survey | Bureau of Justice Statistics
2024 CRIME REDUCTION PLAN – Phoenix Police Department
See the report here:
www.phoenix.gov/policesite/Documents/2024CrimeReductionPlan.pdf
Black Drivers In Chicago More Likely To Be Stopped By Police Than Ticketed By Camera, Study Finds
“Regardless of where you are in the city and the makeup of drivers on the road, Black drivers are always a higher proportion of those that are stopped,” the study’s lead author said.
— Read on blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/10/black-drivers-in-chicago-more-likely-to-be-stopped-by-police-than-ticketed-by-camera-study-finds/
Minnesota Statewide Racial Profiling Report: All Participating Jurisdictions.
Report to the Minnesota Legislature September 22nd, 2003
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The California School Safety Study: School and Community Contexts that Contribute to Root Causes and Prevention of Violence in California
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Vital City | Crime on the New York City Subway: How Rare Is it Really?
This is the first report of a 3 part series.
What the numbers tell us and what to do about it — the first in a series
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how-rare-is-crime-on-the-subway
When California schools summon police | EdSource
EdSource investigation describes the vast police presence in K-12 schools across California.
— Read on edsource.org/2024/when-california-schools-summon-police/713079
Future of Policing 