Is There a War on Cops? We read a variety of crime related articles and posts every day from groups ranging from supporters of law…
View More Police Firearm Fatalities Increase 78 Percent-Is There A War on Cops?Category: Police/Law Enforcement
Cops Leaving or Not Engaging-The President’s Letter to Law Enforcement
Crime in America. Net wrote a series of articles on the murders of eight police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. The premise of the…
View More Cops Leaving or Not Engaging-The President’s Letter to Law EnforcementBaton Rouge Police Murders And What It Means for Law Enforcement
Baton Rouge Police Murders And What It Means for Law Enforcement Is there a psychological war on cops? On July 8, we wrote, “Dallas Police…
View More Baton Rouge Police Murders And What It Means for Law Enforcement“We ask the police to do too much.” President Obama Agrees With “Crime in America”
“We ask the police to do too much.” President Obama Agrees With “Crime in America” “But it’s cowardly to tell cops to enforce the law…
View More “We ask the police to do too much.” President Obama Agrees With “Crime in America”There’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policing
There’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policing Vice President Joe Biden said that law enforcement leaders who met in Washington on Monday…
View More There’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policingThe Need for Written Contracts Between Cops and Communities-Dallas Police Shootings
The Need for Written Contracts Between Cops and Communities-Dallas Police Shootings Overview Five police officers are dead, 6 hurt by a gunman in Dallas. They…
View More The Need for Written Contracts Between Cops and Communities-Dallas Police ShootingsDallas Police Murders and What it Means for Law Enforcement
Dallas police murders and what it means for law enforcement. Early observations. What we need to do. Five police officers are dead, 6 hurt by…
View More Dallas Police Murders and What it Means for Law EnforcementDon’t be A Cop?
Don’t be A Cop? Anyone who follows criminal justice news on a daily basis knows that there are dozens of newspaper articles focusing on the…
View More Don’t be A Cop?44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience Force
In a study released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), an annual average of 44 million U.S. residents age 16 or older had one…
View More 44 Million Annually Stoped by Police-1.6% Experienced Force-Blacks Three Times More Likely to Experience ForceAre Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks
There is a debate throughout the United States as to the reason(s) for rising crime, especially in select major sites, with some predicting an increase…
View More Are Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s Remarks28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documented
After the passage of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) began collecting data on deaths that…
View More 28% of deaths that occurred in the process of arrest not documentedPolice Foot Patrols Reduce Crime
Do police foot patrols work? The studies evaluated by the US Department of Justice (below) seem to say yes. Program Goals Late during the first…
View More Police Foot Patrols Reduce CrimeFinal Report on the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Now Available-Next Steps
The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing final report is now available.
View More Final Report on the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Now Available-Next StepsDOJ Will Announce a $20 Million Body Police Camera Program in May
As part of President Obama’s commitment to expand funding and training to law enforcement agencies through community policing initiatives, the Department of Justice through its Office…
View More DOJ Will Announce a $20 Million Body Police Camera Program in MayRacial or ethnic minorities account for 27 percent of police officers
PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITIES NEARLY DOUBLED BETWEEN 1987 AND 2013 In 2013, the percentage of police officers who…
View More Racial or ethnic minorities account for 27 percent of police officers89 Percent Increase in Police Officers Killed
Death by Homicides: Preliminary statistics released by the FBI show that 51 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2014.…
View More 89 Percent Increase in Police Officers KilledCould Technology Change Policing?
Two Reports on Technology Needs Advances in technology can improve the safety and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, especially for law enforcement agencies. To…
View More Could Technology Change Policing?Changing Cops?
New Perspectives in Policing Paper Building positive connections with the community cannot only improve police work, but also officer safety. In the latest New Perspectives…
View More Changing Cops?Crime in America Decreases in 2014
For a comprehensive overview of crime in the Unites States, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ For a comprehensive analysis of crime in cities and states, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ Preliminary figures indicate…
View More Crime in America Decreases in 2014Confidence in the Police-A Review of Recent Polls
As the debate on police use of force and race continues, it’s useful to review recent data on public perceptions of law enforcement in the…
View More Confidence in the Police-A Review of Recent Polls