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In the third in a series of reports examining policing trends in New York City, DCJ found there was nearly a fourfold increase in the NYPD’s issuance of civil summonses in 2022 compared to 2021. The vast majority in 2022 were for carrying an open container of alcohol in public, with public urination at 11%, parks offenses (e.g., staying after closing) at 4%, and noise, littering, and spitting offenses accounting for the rest. Findings also indicate the NYPD issued 53% of 2022 civil summonses to Hispanic people, although they make up 29% of the City’s population. See our report for details on racial and ethnic disparities in civil summons issuance citywide and within each NYC neighborhood – and for data on fine amounts and other repercussions of receiving these “qualify of life” summonses.

More than 100,000 children aged 10 to 17-years-old were stopped and searched last year as officers increasingly use the tactic on young people. Home Office data revealed Black kids made up 20% of those stopped by police - even though they make up just 6% of the population. They are the only ethnic group to be disproportionately targeted. ISOB’s Interim Chair, Nick Glynn, said: "Research shows big increases in stop search have an imperceptible impact on crime, and we know lots of stop search drives a wedge between police and young Black people in particular. The police should prioritise investment in long term solutions to violent crime, as should government because they both know simply doing more stop and search makes good headlines but doesn't work." "Policing keeps going round in circles, with periods of ramping up stop and search. When they do, it leads to perverse outcomes, encouraging officers to break the law by doing searches where they don't actually have reasonable grounds as the law requires." Visit our website to read the full article. https://lnkd.in/ecrUhPtP

Always such a pleasure to speak and work with Allen Hillery. A conversation about a new FCC task force with a charter to lessen digital discrimination quickly became a wide-ranging discussion about race-based redlining that was once directed by another U.S. government agency, how Zip codes really do code for digital disparity, and a thriving project focused on reviving awareness of some of New York's lost Black communities through 1 million + pieces of (you guessed it) data. #dataanalytics #dataethics #dataleadership #dataforward

There needs to be funding for Officer training that is not simply rogue memorization but actually provides officers a why that can be internalized, processed and evident in the implementation. Plenty of examples to make it relevant to them.

In less than two weeks I'll be in Minnesota at International Code Council Region III giving folks some insight into what I do well, promote "Code Enforcement!" Many jurisdictions struggle with how code enforcement is perceived and we need to change that. Transforming perception is key in code enforcement. By marketing our division, we not only highlight our crucial role in maintaining safety and standards but also position ourselves as community champions. Success stories, like the revitalization of neighborhoods through proactive code enforcement in various cities like City of Dallas Code Enforcement Unit, show the power of our work. It's about creating a dialogue, earning trust, and being recognized as essential stakeholders. I'll see you in the City of Minneapolis 4LEAF, Inc. #CodeEnforcement #CommunityChampion #SuccessStories"

Records obtained and analyzed by POLITICO revealed that facial recognition used by New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) failed to identify suspects a majority of the time and is disproportionately used against Black people. Many researchers have warned that facial recognition is technologically biased against Black people, because it’s largely trained on white faces. But the New Orleans records reveal there’s a human element as well: A system can land unfairly on the community because it’s selectively used on a particular group.  “Although it has not led to any false arrests, which have happened in other cities, the story of police facial identification in New Orleans appears to confirm what civil rights advocates have argued for years, as police departments and federal agencies nationwide increasingly adopt high-tech identification techniques: that it amplifies, rather than corrects, the underlying human biases of the authorities that use them” (https://lnkd.in/d-zSfSjs). These disparities are not unique to New Orleans. In fact, many city police departments' use of facial recognition is providing eerily similar results. Sechrest Diversity works with organizations, such as police departments, to identify and reduce the human biases that are intrinsically inserted into technology, particularly when lives and personal liberty are at stake. You are not alone in this effort. We are here to help. Contact us today at www.sechrestdiversity.com.  #DEIA #DEI #inclusion #inclusivity #facialrecognition #police

The team behind the Taser And Social, Ethnic and Racial Disparities research programme (TASERD) will present their findings. TASERD was commissioned by the College of Policing and funded by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime to produce an independent report exploring the potential causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the use of Taser by police officers in England and Wales. Routine police data from fifteen forces from across England and Wale suggest that the drivers of ethnic disproportionality in police use of Taser are complex and nuanced. Disproportionality results not solely, or even primarily, from individual officer’s decisions, but stems also from institutional practices and priorities and, ultimately, the inequality and the structural racism of British society. https://lnkd.in/e_cS4HXq

At Impact for Equity, we are taking Juneteenth as an opportunity to both celebrate and to reflect on the progress we are still striving to make in the fight for racial equity.  Our recent report highlights the staggering increase in non-public safety traffic stops in Chicago. These traffic stops, while doing little to strengthen public safety, are six times more likely to target Black drivers and twice as likely to stop Latine drivers compared to white drivers. Impact for Equity, together with our Free2MoveChi coalition partners, is actively pursuing changes to current traffic stop practices. In my recent Letter to the Editor, I suggest that it will take an all-hands-on deck approach in order to effect meaningful change.  In recent weeks, the Chicago Tribune highlighted our work in a headline story, Policy Strategist Joi Imobhio testified in a federal court hearing on the issue, and Staff Counsel Amy Thompson has been appointed to the Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Study Task Force. Today we celebrate the day of emancipation, and we look forward to celebrating a true vision of equity one day in the future. 

We have a lot of work to do to rebuild confidence with Gen Z, but the piece articulates the reasons, challenges and potential solutions. There is a critical need for targeted interventions to rebuild trust among younger generations, thereby securing the future legitimacy of policing. https://lnkd.in/eyktRgC2

Where have you seen technical assistance actually assist? The term may be dry, but when sustainably funded with committed staff whose key role is to build trust, it can be the driving factor that bridges the access gap between immigrant and BIPOC small business owners and local government and financial institutions that have a history of racial discrimination. ➡ Learn more about pros/cons of this tool and find more examples at: https://lnkd.in/eHJKE3m9