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- DOJ Civil Rights Division Investigation of the Ferguson Police Dept.
- Chicago Police: Police Accountability. Task Force Report (2016)
- Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century (2015)
- Re-Engineering Training on Police Use of Force (2015)
- Use of Force: Taking Policing to a Higher Standard, 30 Guiding Principles (2016).
- Standards on the Urban Police Function. American Bar Association (2014)
- Use of Force – Guidelines for Implementation of the U.N. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, Amnesty International. (2015).
- Use of Force Policy Guidelines and Procedures Handbook. Office of Training and Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (2014).
- Baltimore: Investigation of the Baltimore City Police Department. DOJ Civil Rights Division (2016)
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- Consent Decree: Los Angeles
- Exemplary Standard V. Preserve Order and Enhance Quality of Life
- Reducing Fear
- EXEMPLARY POLICY: PREVENTING AND REDUCING CRIME
- Preventing Crime (excerpt from The Exemplary Policing Agency)
- SETTING OBJECTIVES AND MEASURING SUCCESS (excerpt from The Exemplary Policing Agency)
- PREVENTION, DETERRENCE, AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES (excerpt from the Exemplary Policing Agency)
- Rapid Response
- MEANINGFUL, UNIFORM AND ACCURATE CRIME DATA from The Exemplary Policing Agency by Michael Josephson
- Focused Deterrence Strategies by the National Institute of Justice
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – San Diego Police Program
- Exemplary Policy: Rapid Response to Urgent Calls
- New Orleans Response Time – Despite improvement, New Orleans police still far from response time goal
- Average response time: about ten minutes
- EXEMPLARY STANDARD 203: Protecting People and Property.
- EXEMPLARY POLICY. PURSUING JUSTICE: Apprehending and Holding Offenders Accountable.
- EPA Standards: Pursuing Justice – Apprehend and Hold Offenders Accountable
- Reducing Causes of Crime
- James Comey, FBI Director Delivers Brilliant Speech: “Law Enforcement and the Communities We Serve”
- FBI Director Comey: History Justifies Cynicism and Distrust from African Americans
- James Comey, FBI Director: Using Force and Police Power with Reverence and Responsibility, James Comey, FBI Director
- Controversial Cases
- Arkansas Police Officer Praised for Community Policing Initiative
- Alton Sterling – Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge Officers Killed
- Charles Kinsey – No. Miami
- Dallas Officers Killed
- Dallas Police Chief: ‘We’re Asking Cops To Do Too Much In This Country’ (July 11, 2016)
- Obama Letter to Police: “Just as your tight-knit law enforcement family feels the recent losses to your core, our nation grieves alongside you. Any attack on police is an unjustified attack on all of us.
- Eric Garner – NYC
- Freddie Gray – 3 of 6 Officers Acquitted; Prosecutor Surrenders Dropping Remaining Charges – Gray’s Family Received $6.4 Million in Civil Settlement
- Paul O’Neal – Chicago (7-30-16)
- Philando Castile – Minnesota
- Florida Police Chiefs
- California Police Chiefs presentation 4/11/17