Thirty-nine states increased prison populations in 2023, despite violent and property crime rates hitting historic lows
— Read on www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/americas-incarceration-crossroads-reversing-progress-amid-record-low-crime-rates/
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Did prison just replace mental hospitals?
Deconstructing a statistical myth
— Read on www.slowboring.com/p/did-prison-just-replace-mental-hospitals
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Forney Police Department Five-Year Strategic Staffing Plan
See the report here:
www.forneytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7798/Forney-PD—Strategic-Staffing-Plan
TCOLE Analysis of Anna PD Racial Profiling report
See the analysis here: www.annatexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7648/2023-TCOLE-Analysis
Review of the New York City Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program – Office of the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander
Introduction Background The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States, with approximately 36,000 police officers and 19,000 civilian employees. The NYPD is divided into major bureaus for enforcement, investigations, and administration. It has 78 precincts with…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/review-of-the-new-york-city-police-departments-body-worn-camera-program/
Criminal Victimization, 2024 | Bureau of Justice Statistics
Criminal Victimization, 2024 | Bureau of Justice Statistics
— Read on bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/criminal-victimization-2024
New laws shrank CA prison population. What happened after release – CalMatters
California adopted major sentencing changes under Govs. Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown. A new report shows very few people went back to prison after release.
— Read on calmatters.org/justice/2025/09/california-prisons-recidivism-study/
See the report HERE
CT researchers studied 1,500 police use-of-force incidents. Here’s what they found | Connecticut Public
The analysis points to a racial disparity in how municipal police use force against Black people. A significant share of violent police encounters also involve people experiencing mental health challenges, the study found.
— Read on www.ctpublic.org/news/investigative/2025-09-15/connecticut-police-use-of-force-study-uconn
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2024–25
This is His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s report to the Secretary of State, under section 54(4) of the Police Act 1996. It contains his independent assessment, as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales. It is based on the evidence we found during our inspections between 1 April 2024 and 31 July 2025.
This report draws on findings from inspections of police forces in England and Wales, to provide an overall view of the state of policing.
— Read on hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publications/state-of-policing-the-annual-assessment-of-policing-in-england-and-wales-2024-25/