Category Archives: weekly reads

Defunding the police…or not, Indianapolis Metro police struggle with conduct and crime rate, white supremacists behind most US domestic terror attacks in 2020, sanctuary cities do not increase crime, looking at police data to make policing better, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Defund Your Local Sheriff? Police Reform on Ballots Nationwide (Governing) see also: The Misunderstood Math ofContinue reading “Week of October 26, 2020”

Federal crime fighting programs Project Safeguard and Operation Legend, sending mental health professionals to answer mental health related police calls, community service officers, figuring out what’s causing the violent crime spike, and more… POLICE CONDUCT New Pilot Program Will Pair Mental Health Experts With Police on Certain Crisis Calls (WTTW) see also: Removing Cops From Behavioral CrisisContinue reading “Week of October 19, 2020”

Finding police chiefs is not easy, community response groups and oversight committees formed, media coverage of police, sharing data reduces crime, sensor that activates body cams, addressing violence, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Why Finding a Police Chief Just Got a Lot More Complicated (USNews) see also: Running the police department isn’t an easy job (LocalMemphis.com) Michigan law enforcementContinue reading “Week of October 12, 2020”

Reimagining 911 calls for service responses, community police relationships, crime rates vary in cities, preventing police brutality with body cams, how local news affects clearance rates, human trafficking detection by banks, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Opelika police announce community relations program (AONow) see also: Ask the Undersheriff: Neighborhood watch groups help reduce crime (GoSkagit.com) and also: Community-Based Crime ReductionContinue reading “Week of October 5, 2020”

FBI 2019 crime stats released, police reassess handling some 911 calls, social media brews violence, looking at Palantir surveillance used by LAPD, more police agencies nationwide share crime data on transparency portals, bail reform, and more… POLICE CONDUCT LA County Moves Closer To Redirecting Some Emergency Response Away From Law Enforcement (Witness LA) see also: Austin cityContinue reading “Week of September 28, 2020”

This week features mental health, social workers added to police forces, white supremacists and anarchists biggest domestic terrorist threats, police and justice system algorithms get a second look, crime data transparency ranking, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Pinellas County sheriff to announce changes to Mental Health Unit, response to calls for service (WFLA)  see also: Northern Kentucky police departmentsContinue reading “Week of September 21, 2020”