The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/policing/)
Every major police agency in the U.S. has an Office of Internal Affairs to identify corrupt or abusive officers. But by the time investigators step in, the damage is often done. Here’s one way to get ahead of the problem, suggested by a TCR columnist.
New York City’s police department, the largest in the United States, has announced it will train all 35,000 of its officers in de-escalation, using an approach designed to reduce violent encounters and injuries to both officers and citizens.
To address rising gun violence, New York City’s next mayor should invest in community violence intervention strategies, after-school programs, and drug and mental health programs, say surveyed Democratic primary voters.
The debate between those demanding a radical overhaul of policing and those calling for a return to stricter, hardline law enforcement threatens to undermine efforts to address the reasons for the spike in violent crime, police chiefs of four major cities told a webinar Tuesday.
In an unprecedented longitudinal study conducted by Harvard researchers, the sociologists have uncovered that there’s a “birth lottery of history” — meaning that the social context of when someone comes of age influences criminality and arrest rates.
Using San Jose as an example, an analysis of use-of-force incidents reveals a large problem that often goes unreported.
Deaths are due to a wide range of circumstances including COVID-19, other illnesses, car accidents and shootings/
Alarmed by a spike in violent crime, the city has increased payments for anonymous crime tips from$2,500 to $3,500. “This is going to make a big difference,” claimed Mayor Bill de Blasio.
City officials who backed the the budget increase argue that while activists see the decision as a failure to follow through on change initiatives, many Atlanta communities want more police, not less.
Police departments in L.A. County continue to drag their feet in providing information necessary to to proving defendants a fair trial.