The SITREPBlog posts made by the authors of the website.
Body cameras for law enforcement have been available for a few years now, but some agencies have still been working on getting them out to their officers. This article discusses how Durham county sheriff’s office is now making use of such cameras, and how they predict these devices will work in their favor, as well as in favor of the public. Check it out!
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article258551388.html
Hi Meredith Angels,
We are presenting another panelist, Steve Carmen, who is a 30 year police and private investigator. This panel will be held Thursday, February 17th at 1 pm on zoom. The zoom link is presented here: https://meredith.zoom.us/j/97874045754?pwd=RUNXQmx4aXVtbzREZzFqZ2I1Z0d1Zz09 . Please join!
The accessibility of guns has increased over time and has become more obtainable. Â Gun violence has always been prominent, however, these past two years has spiked in rates. “Is it too easy for the irresponsible to obtain a gun?”
Link is added below:
https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article257758173.html
Googling the words “black mug shots” usually results in police booking photos of young black men. In order to change the algorithm for the better, Cartoonist Keith Knight asks his readers for help via their own creative photos. Now, Knight even has his own website featuring these images, hoping to inspire more positive changes regarding mug shots.
Is there a way for juvenile facilities to provide positive support and structure to their youths before they misbehave? That is, prevent that negative behavior from happening all together? This article discusses such an approach, known as the facility-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (FW-PBIS) framework.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/14/politics/justice-chokeholds-no-knock-warrant/index.html
Am I the only person who finds this a long overdue move by the Justice Department? Sadly, the policy does not apply to immigration enforcement agencies, which are overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, nor does it apply to state and local law enforcement.
Yes, celebrate a long overdue policy but not for too long because there is so much more work to be done!
Why is this? Do people not realize the impact on women?
Read the article below:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/us/women-life-sentences-without-parole/index.html
Are we seriously here? There are so many issues in the world right now and one that immediately comes to mind is poverty. I certainly hope those who read this story are not only outraged by the felony charge and $50k cash bond but are also concerned with the actions of the various Criminal Justice entities. From arrest, to bond, to detaining, and to court/legal involvement, did anyone read or consider the actual facts of the incident before the Criminal Justice ball began to roll out of control?  Â
Hi Meredith Angels and viewers!
This is the last Webinar of the Fall semester. Our keynote speaker will be Phyllis Wade, a Retired Naval Criminal Investigator at 11 am, Wednesday November 10th. Come out and join!
Let’s give them a handclap! An amazing use of space, and an amazing way to repurpose an underused government building. I will not point to all of the implied wins on the juvenile justice reform, connecting with the young people front because I am sure you can draw your own conclusions.Â
https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.10/south-youth-in-arizona-a-radical-change-in-juvenile-detention
