Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.| Articles – Truthout
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As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.| Articles – Truthout
Athens-Clarke County has recorded zero murders through September — a first in the county’s history — according to Mayor Kelly ... The post Athens-Clarke Hits Public Safety Milestones Amid Ongoing Reforms appeared first on Grady Newsource.| Grady Newsource
This week's East Lansing Insider podcast features discussions about safety downtown and potential changes to the city's police oversight commission.| East Lansing Info
Note: This survey was conducted from September 12 to 17, 2025, and was originally planned for earlier release. The results predate the Conservative Party’s October 2 announcement of their “Scrap Liberal Bail” platform, and while not connected to that release, they provide important context for understanding Canadians’ perceptions of crime and public safety. Crime and […] The post The Politics of Safety: Why Bail Reform Is Striking a Chord with Canadians appeared first on Abacus Data.| Abacus Data
Will the Liberals’ plan to address crime actually make communities safer?| The Independent
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.| The Marshall Project
A series of brutal deaths on U.S. roads and trains is sparking outrage on the far right – and a push for some disturbing policy solutions that will only make our country more violent.| usa.streetsblog.org
BPD and UCPD have investigated at least 11 shootings so far in 2025, three of them just since September began.| Berkeleyside
Latricia Green, who police say was fatally shot by her ex-husband at Henry Ford Hospital, endured years of abuse and tried to get help, according to her friend.| Outlier Media
BPD and UCPD have investigated at 10 nine shootings so far in 2025. The two most recent incidents were just four days apart.| Berkeleyside
There are more than 100 response teams nationwide, but experts say more research on their impact is needed.| The Marshall Project
Our partnership with SEBP partnership is helping to bridge the gap between research and policing practice — making sure that knowledge is not only generated but also used where it matters most.| Youth Endowment Fund
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Cop watchers are a diverse community of First Amendment activists who exercise this right through recording encounters with police. We launched a 4-year investigation to expose the truth in all its complexity and contradiction.| The Real News Network
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Crime levels are "returning to or surpassing pre-pandemic levels," with increases across nearly all major violent and property crimes, BPD said.| The Berkeley Scanner
Berkeley is authorized to hire as many as 181 police officers but has fewer than 120 officers available for full duty as of this month.| The Berkeley Scanner
By Anna Nguyen Program Manager, Police Accountability Project Over the last few years, we have witnessed the expansion of police powers and the encroachment on our rights to peaceful protest, with no corresponding measures to monitor or hold police to account when things go wrong. On 11 September 2024, Victorians witnessed hundreds of police in riot gear, armed with batons […]| Police Accountability Project
The 2025 Casey Report, led by Baroness Louise Casey, is a landmark call to action for policing and child protection in the UK. It outlines systemic failures in the response to child sexual exploitation (CSE) and introduces 12 specific recommendations for reform. At Mark43, we believe that technology should empower public safety organisations to meet both their mission […]| Mark43
A class action in the Supreme Court could shape how Victoria Police officers use capsicum spray at public protests. Class actions firm Phi Finney McDonald, supported by Inner Melbourne Community Legal, initiated a class action against the Victorian Government relating to Victoria Police’s use of oleoresin capsicum spray (OC spray) on protesters outside the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) […]| Police Accountability Project
There is little that speaks as clearly to the incompatibility of carceral systems and real community safety as the Doug Snelgrove sexual assault case.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Marijuana legalization is starting to look inevitable, but how long will we have to wait?| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the United States. With 124.14 surveillance cameras per 1,000 people, we not only lead the country, we have more than twice as many cameras per capita as 2nd …| mapping atlanta
The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more.| The Appeal
Every year, police perform searches governed by the Fourth Amendment on hundreds of thousands of individuals and their property throughout the United States. Many of the academy’s most decorated scholars have focused on the genesis and jurisprudential nature of the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. Surprisingly, we know almost nothing about how the Fourth Amendment regulates searches and how searches actually work in practice.In this Article, we pull back the curtain on the search a...| Harvard Law Review
Yvette Michel says compassion is key with those who are dealing and want help| The Independent
Checkpoints installed after dozens of community members gathered in the Innu community Monday evening| The Independent
Community organizations amplify calls alongside women and gender diverse people in the DTES for freedom and safety from violence| themainlander.com
A discussion with WBAI’s Law and Disorder radio show on the new graphic booklet Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters. The post Audio: Interview with Law and Disorder radio show appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
Our response to the new NPCC Sex Work National Police Guidance, released after a closed consultation in 2024.| Nordic Model Now!
The Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) will host its second symposium on May 30, 2025. This virtual symposium will feature research at the intersection of policing and philosophy, wi…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Trump deleted NLEAD, a federal police misconduct database. Data show it was mostly full of border and prison incidents.| theappeal.org
The case stems from the arrests of several people after a cop arrived at an overdose scene. How much protection does the law offer?| Filter
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), the Police Accountability Project and other community legal centres and Aboriginal organisations have called on Premier Daniel Andrews to overhaul the state’s failed police oversight system with the introduction of a Police Ombudsman. VALS and the Police Accountability Project are part of a coalition of lawyers, non-profit organisations and legal […]| Police Accountability Project
PAP has recently released two important reports around policing in the past months. PAP is proud to release these two very important reports. The first is on Predictive Policing and the tools Victoria Police use to assess risk on young people. The other is on COVID-19 Policing which was undertaken by a coalition of organisations in 2020. Predictive Policing Predictive […]| Police Accountability Project
Government review Two recent inquiries have recommended changes to Victoria’s police complaints system. The Department of Justice is now responding with a review that should see new processes introduced by the end of this year. There is a strong likelihood that the current system will finally change. But the Government needs to hear from enough affected people, because the police […]| Police Accountability Project
IBAC has recently handed down its report into racist, sexist and homophobic comments by the former head of Victoria Police’s ethics department, Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin.[ref]https://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/publications-and-resources/article/operation-turon-special-report-october-2021[/ref] Called Operation Turon, IBAC’s investigation found damning evidence of online misconduct by Mr Guerin. But once again, this has been lost opportunity to identify and tackle systemic racism within...| Police Accountability Project
With illustrations by Anuj Shrestha and co-authored with Mizue Aizeki. This is the century of homeland security. The federal government created a monster. They said it would keep us safe. The monster hatched in November 2002. It was named the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). An appetite for control and conquest was in its DNA.… The post Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
The relationship between citizens and their criminal justice systems comes down to just that – relationships. And those relations generally start with […]| Social Science Space
"We urge the Metropolitan police to avoid causing disruption and accept that the march should go ahead at the normal."| Labour Outlook - Amplifying socialist voices, supporting frontline struggles,...
Where Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, stands on policing, guns, prison reform and other issues.| The Marshall Project
Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers.| Contexts
Masks have long been a symbol of resistance movements around the world, especially in East Asia. As early as the 1960s, protestors in Japan began wearing masks during their demonstrations. Masks be…| Somatosphere
The Appeal contacted more than 120 prosecutors and city attorneys to ask if they’ll file criminal cases against campus Palestine protesters.| theappeal.org
At 9:05 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, a group of anti-abortion extremists from at least six states forced their way into the Washington Surgi-Clinic, a facility that provides abortion care in Washington, D.C. This article reveals, for the first time, how a violent clinic invasion was planned and executed. It is based on testimony by Davis, forensic analysis by FBI agents of the defendants’ social media and cell phone records, footage obtained from the clinic’s security cameras and resp...| Ms. Magazine
Homelessness, policing, budget explainers and the punniest story about Flatiron Freddy ever concocted. Boulder Beat| Boulder Beat
The Pima County Sheriff's Department arrested KJZZ reporter Alisa Reznick while she was covering a pro-Palestine protest in Tucson, Arizona.| theappeal.org
For the last two-plus years, the place of the police in our society has been at the forefront not only here in Atlanta, but nationwide. But given the murder of Rayshard Brooks at the hands of an AP…| mapping atlanta
To make informed decisions about public safety, we must first understand what FBI crime data can and cannot tell us.| theappeal.org
