An interesting article on gun violence in America.
From the NRA’s shrinking political spending to new “red flag” laws, these are the facts and figures that stuck with us.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2018/12/gun-violence-facts-statistics-2018/
Tag: Statistics
This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com
This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com
— Read on www.nj.com/news/2018/12/this-nj-cop-used-more-force-than-anyone-else-is-he-violent-or-just-good-at-his-job.html
See also The Force Report:
2018: The year of the Phoenix police shooting
An analysis by The Republic shows recent drug use, mental illness and time in prison were commonalities in Phoenix police shootings in 2018.
— Read on www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/12/27/2018-year-phoenix-police-shooting/1684343002/
Online data page available in the above article:
Murder with Impunity: Where killings go unsolved – Washington Post
The Post has mapped more than 52,000 homicides in major American cities over the past decade and found that across the country, there are areas where murder is common, but arrests are rare.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/
A COLLECTIVE IMPACT
This report has examined 7 years of data on police contacts.
Interim report on the inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service
ohrc.on.ca/sites/default/files/TPS Inquiry_Interim Report EN FINAL DESIGNED for remed_3_0.pdf
FOP Survey Finds Low Morale, Doubts About Policing Strategies Among Nashville Cops
This is an interesting article that reports on a survey of police officers and information on a policing strategy used. There are links in the article for the survey results and the implementation of the policing strategy.
A survey of 593 Nashville police officers taken in April reflects some of the same issues highlighted by recent assessment
— Read on www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21035392/fop-survey-finds-low-morale-doubts-about-policing-strategies-among-nashville-cops
Paper on NYPD Analysis of Officer’s Work Performance
This is an interesting look at when NYPD officers try to get a lot of arrests in the early part of the month in an attempt to make sure they achieve the performance measures.
Discussion Papers in Economics: 2018 | Economics | University of Colorado Boulder
18-09 – Alexander Cauley, “The Early Bird Gets the Worm: Analysis of Dynamic Effort Allocations from the New York City Police Department,” October 2018
— Read on www.colorado.edu/economics/seminars-research/working-papers/discussion-papers-economics-2018
Crime victimization in 2016 | Modern Policing
BJS has released its revised 2016 victimization report, available here. Long-term, the violent crime victimization rate has been fairly flat since 2010 and it is 75% lower than in 1993. The serious violent crime rate decreased 3% in 2016 over the previous year, while property crime was up 7%. There was a significant 31% decrease…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/crime-victimization-in-2016/
Future of Policing 