All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Predictive Policing and the Threat to Our Rights collates the results of 90 Freedom of Information requests sent to every force in the UK, laying bare the full extent of biased ‘predictive policing’ for the first time – and how it threatens everyone’s rights and freedoms.
— Read on www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/policy/report-policing-machine
You can get a copy of the report HERE
The intercept has an interesting article on police arrests. In the article the Vera Institute has a new arrest day a tool the looks very interesting. I have a like to it in the post right before this post.
Too many arrests? Is it the police fault or the persons breaking the law?
Amid aggressive enforcement of minor offenses, most victims don’t report crimes to police and fewer than 25 percent of reported crimes are solved by arrest.
— Read on theintercept.com/2019/01/31/arrests-policing-vera-institute-of-justice/
Arrest Trends | This interactive visualization tool enables users to better understand police enforcement.
— Read on arresttrends.vera.org/
Here is a series of articles on police use of force.
Racial disparities in American policing are under heightened scrutiny. Here’s what you need to know.
— Read on www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/8/13/17938164/police-shootings-brutality-race-racism
The ACLU of Illinois released a new report – Racism in the Rear View Mirror – examining Illinois traffic stop data reported by law enforcement agencies across the state from 2015 to 2017. The report highlights significant racial disparities persist in traffic stops. For example, Black and Latinx drivers are more likely to be asked to consent to a search, but white drivers are
— Read on www.aclu-il.org/en/publications/racism-rear-view-mirror
I like it when police departments share their policing plan. Others can use it as an example. In the article there is also a link to 2018 statistics.
Dallas City Council members shared concerns Monday about the 2019 crime fighting plan presented by Police Chief Renee Hall to the Council Public Safety Committee.
— Read on www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/City-Council-Push-Back-on-DPD-Plan-for-2019-504998482.html
The 2019 report can be found HERE
This article analyzes city clearance rates for murders and shootings. One key finding is a drop from 65% to 42% since the 1980s in the clearance rate for black and Hispanic victims killed by guns — aside from this category, murder clearance rates have actually improved. Also, non-firearm homicides, which are more likely to yield…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/murder-clearance-rates-have-actually-improved-with-one-big-exception/
Failing conventionally on gun violence reduction – Jerry Ratcliffe
— Read on www.jratcliffe.net/blog/failing-conventionally-on-gun-violence-reduction/
Dr. Ratcliffe’s article is response to Philadelphia’s publication “Roadmap to Safer Communities” which can be accessed by the link below.
I love it when a police department or a municipality releases a plan. Especially a crime fighting plan. It allows others to see what others are doing and then barrow (steal) for it or use it to build something new.
https://www.phila.gov/media/20190116150530/The-Philadelphia-Roadmap-to-Safer-Communities.pdf
This an interesting presentation of police shooting in Oklahoma
Oklahoma police shoot suspects at a higher rate than almost every other state. We still don’t know who many of the officers are.
— Read on www.readfrontier.org/stories/unidentified/
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/shots-fired-part-1
Interesting comment at About 31:00 COP Daytona Beach Mike Chitwood arrests are 60:40 almost exact as the population
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/shots-fired-part-2
No one was keeping track of police shootings in Florida, the third-largest state. So in 2014, the Tampa Bay Times set out to count every officer-involved shooting in Florida during a six-year period. At least 827 people were shot by police, one every 2 1/2 days. More than half, 434, were fatal. Blacks were shot at a higher rate than whites. On-duty police are almost never charged with crimes for firing, even though agencies pay millions to settle civil lawsuits, the Times reports.
http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2017/investigations/florida-police-shootings/
https://futureofpolicing.blog/2019/01/10/qpp-extra-radiolab-got-it-wrong-quality-policing-podcast/
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