Quotes “The way police are depicted in the media is disgusting.” “As a patrol supervisor, I can say from experience that we are hurting ourselves…
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Per Multiple Publications-“Dems Retreat On Crime And Police Reform”
Highlights Defunding the police and cutting the prison population in half are ideas rejected by the vast majority of Americans regardless of demographics. Democrats are…
View More Per Multiple Publications-“Dems Retreat On Crime And Police Reform”Police Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJ
Highlights Police body cameras have no impact on use of force or a variety of variables per the US Department of Justice. Is this because…
View More Police Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJMayors Want More Arrests-Is This Our Last Chance To Control Crime?
Highlights Will cops return to proactive policing without assurances and guidelines? Are there firm rules of engagement? Chicago Mayor Lightfoot deems 2022 ‘make-or-break year’ for…
View More Mayors Want More Arrests-Is This Our Last Chance To Control Crime?Replacing Cops With Social Workers in “Crisis”
Highlights Social workers are so backlogged that it can take a week or more to respond to urgent 911 calls. Police reform may have support…
View More Replacing Cops With Social Workers in “Crisis”The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law Enforcement
Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…
View More The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law EnforcementThe President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t Work
Highlights Until research shows us a better way, dependence on law enforcement and accountability for people who create enormous harm will have to return. Beyond…
View More The President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t WorkShould Cops Take More Risks?
Highlights Critics want cops to take greater risks. The data states that they are already doing that. Critics want American cops to be more like…
View More Should Cops Take More Risks?What The Public Knows About Cops Or Police Shootings Is Usually Wrong
Highlights Is misinformation about law enforcement affecting the vast increases in violent crime? Are we losing cops? There is endless negative publicity (some of it…
View More What The Public Knows About Cops Or Police Shootings Is Usually WrongDOJ May Publish The Most Dangerous And Fearful Cities Plus Opinions Of Police Agencies
Highlights-New Reports On The Future On Local Crime, Fear And Police Perceptions What’s being explored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US…
View More DOJ May Publish The Most Dangerous And Fearful Cities Plus Opinions Of Police AgenciesDo Reporters Hate Cops? Law Enforcement And Media Objectivity
Highlights Is media objectivity a relic of the past (per the Columbia Journalism Review)? Many (most?) cops believe that media reporting of law enforcement and…
View More Do Reporters Hate Cops? Law Enforcement And Media ObjectivityIs There A National Police Strike?
Highlights Department of Justice data indicates that there is no national police strike or slowdown. There are, however, problems in communities where trust between cops…
View More Is There A National Police Strike?Are Older Or College Educated Cops Better At Policing?
Highlights Do older or college-educated cops perform better than their counterparts? Because thousands of officers are leaving policing, and with plummeting recruitment, are we hiring…
View More Are Older Or College Educated Cops Better At Policing?Homicides and Gun Crimes Exploding-What Comes Next?
Highlights New research quantifies increasing violence, homicides and gun crimes. Previous USDOJ research shows a 28 percent increase in violent crime. Serious violent crime also…
View More Homicides and Gun Crimes Exploding-What Comes Next?Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?
Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…
View More Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?National Police Slowdowns And Other Myths Debunked Per The USDOJ
Highlights The data below is based on what citizens interacting with police tell researchers about their experience from 2015-2018. Contrary to critics, there was no…
View More National Police Slowdowns And Other Myths Debunked Per The USDOJJoe Biden-Police Issues Beat The Living Hell Out Of Us
Highlights Via a leaked audio, Joe Biden appeared to blame the “defund the police” movement for contributing to surprising Democratic losses last month. “That’s how…
View More Joe Biden-Police Issues Beat The Living Hell Out Of UsBiden’s Crime And Police Agenda Is Filled With Landmines
Highlights Does Mr. Biden have any police or crime control options that will not cost him politically? To rebuild high poverty areas and to create…
View More Biden’s Crime And Police Agenda Is Filled With LandminesPolice And Crime Issues Swayed Voters
Highlights It’s clear that crime and cops figure heavily when it comes to national and state elections. The movement awakened the cultural conservative in a…
View More Police And Crime Issues Swayed VotersHow Americans Feel About Law Enforcement
Highlights Polling data show a mixed bag of results regarding public perceptions of law enforcement, some is harshly negative, some (based on interactions) is quite…
View More How Americans Feel About Law Enforcement