All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Bail reform in NY IS NOT working.
This article captures the context of why some crime-fighting strategies work like broken windows, pulling levers, hot spots (persons).
Career criminals rack up nearly 500 arrests since NY bail reform began
— Read on nypost.com/2022/08/03/career-criminals-rack-up-nearly-500-arrests-since-ny-bail-reform-began/amp/
During a recruiting crisis in police departments across the U.S., women are being welcomed as officers. That shift toward equality is opening new professional opportunities and improving policing.
— Read on www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2022/0720/Where-more-women-cops-walk-the-beat
Learn about Newark’s community-based safety ecosystem in which the people drive innovative solutions to the root causes of violence.
Make sure to check out the report “The Future of Public Safety” which can be downloaded as a .pdf
— Read on newarksafety.org/
On Friday, June 10, 2022, to continue to promote transparency and legitimacy with our community, the Milwaukee Police Department announced the release of the 2022 Milwaukee Police Department’s Community Report: Strategies, Initiatives and Partnerships.
The Community Report is intended to highlight the efforts of the department’s ongoing and new initiatives in the context of crime trends and to present opportunities for the community to engage in the process. Where available, we include data and links to where the community can readily access real-time data.
The Milwaukee Police Department is committed to working with our community and system partners to build sustainable neighborhoods free of crime that are built on positive relationships. We are better together.
— Read on atlasone.app/a/alerts/040370eb-0b1a-4ea0-9d69-0e01b22358d0
John’s Hopkins report here:
publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/2020-gun-deaths-in-the-us-4-28-2022-b.pdf
After reviewing more than 1.2 million 911 calls from 2017 to 2019, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) found 79.7% of calls were for non-criminal events.
— Read on mynorthwest.com/3479482/spd-report-discovers-80-of-911-calls-were-for-non-criminal-events/
Seattle Calls for Service Analysis REPORT: https://herbold.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Attachment-3-Seattle-Calls-for-Service-Analysis-Report-with-Appendices-NICJR-June-2021.pdf
Excellent discussion on Policing
This is truly a must listen for all criminal justice students interested in policing. 
QPP 56: Peter Moskos and Alex Vitale, moderated by Michael Fortner – Peter Moskos
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/qpp-alex-vitale-and-michael-fortner/
At the link below is the latest poll conducted by UMass Amherst about a few topics one being defund the police. There are 3 links to reports. The survey and 2 reports that contain the breakdown of demographics from the survey. Interesting to get some insight into what the public thinks about defund the police.
Toplines and Crosstabs May 2022: LGBTQ issues and education & BLM and police reform | Department of Political Science | UMass Amherst
— Read on polsci.umass.edu/toplines-and-crosstabs-may-2022-lgbtq-issues-and-education-blm-and-police-reform
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