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26 March 2020
Massachusetts, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As communities work to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the risk for emergency responders to contract the illness is high; but in Massachusetts, departments are putting new practices and plans into place to address t...
25 February 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Over the past 14 years, the city of Chicago has been running a Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (JISC) to help divert youth away from the criminal justice system. The goal of the program, which took a $5 milli...
9 January 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a coalition of organizers and community members called Reclaim the Block advocates for divestment from the city's police force and into more community-based initiatives and services. Advocat...
8 January 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Philadelphia has made a concerted effort toward reducing the number of youth being arrested in schools. Leadership, including the school police commissioner and district attorney, changed procedures so that youth, ins...
23 December 2019
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
In Columbus, Ohio, a team of police officers and mental health professionals responds together to police calls in an effort to promote community-oriented policing. The approach has reduced arrests and helped to connec...
25 November 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Community members and local organizations on the South side of Chicago collaborate to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime, violence, and poverty by engaging in community conflict resolution, policing and networks o...
12 November 2019
Pennsylvania, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
To address animal cruelty in Pennsylvania, a team of law enforcement officers are receiving special training to better identify and prosecute the guilty. This effort gives limited enforcement powers to those trained a...
7 November 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In the past decade, Seattle has reduced their use of force by 60 percent. Spurred by a court order, the reduction comes from greater de-escalation training, stricter, more nuanced policies, and more collaboration betw...
6 November 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In 2013, Detroit’s law enforcement agencies started using focused deterrence – a method that uses data to identify at-risk individuals – to decrease the rate of violent crime in the city. The method, part of the natio...
26 October 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Seattle has taken a comprehensive approach to police reform, including forming a community police commission, the development of policies on appropriate weapon use, more oversight on police force, and the creation of ...
24 October 2019
Austell, Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Cobb County, Georgia installed new license plate surveillance technology, loaned to them by the Atlanta-based company, Flock Safety. After installation, the test area saw a dramatic decrease in crime, to which Flock t...
23 October 2019
Stockton, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
The city of Stockton police department has embarked on a number of initiatives in the hopes of building trust between them and the communities they work for. With initial funding from the Department of Justice, the de...
11 October 2019
Loughborough, England
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800-1500 Words
A collaboration between England’s Loughborough University, the UK’s Ministry of Defence, and a company called Foster + Freeman has led to a new technology that can pull fingerprints from shell casings. What was once a...
18 September 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Under new leadership, Indianapolis has seen a drastic decline in fatal police shootings. While the new police chief, Bryan Roach, shares credit with his entire force, many credit his new policies for the decline. Init...
11 September 2019
Buffalo, New York, United States
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Over 3000 Words
With support for a New York-based grant program, Buffalo has been trying various evidence-based approaches to decrease violence, especially gun violence, in the city. The grant program, Gun Involved Violence Eliminati...
16 August 2019
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
California’s Los Angeles Police Department has built mental health into its force. The department has 16 psychologists on staff, offering free counseling and debrief sessions after traumatic incidents. As the New York...
9 August 2019
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Across the United States, 95 percent of law enforcement agencies have started using body cameras. In North Carolina, the majority of departments have started using such technology in the hopes of increasing transparen...
Flatland
Brian Perlman
1 August 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
After piloting anti-violence initiatives across the city, leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, are re-evaluating their approach. While the steps taken to curb gun violence were similar to others across the country, here,...
28 July 2019
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
When an individual has overdosed on opioids, there is a very limited amount of time to save their life which is why law enforcement officers in Green Bay, Wisconsin are now carrying Narcan nasal spray. “It’s a lifesav...
26 July 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Kansas City’s Police Department has created a Crisis Intervention Unit with the goal of broadening their outreach and engagement with individuals with mental illnesses. Rather than send them through the criminal justi...
26 July 2019
Denver, Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Embedded in Denver’s police department is the Homeless Outreach Unit, dedicated to building relationships with and providing access to services for the city’s population experiencing housing insecurity. They work clos...
24 July 2019
San Diego, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
The San Diego police department is using innovative techniques to bolster recruitment for their agencies. Efforts include social media, going to schools and military bases, having booths at events like Comic Con, and ...
16 July 2019
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In Brisbane, the Queensland police officers have been adopting practices to strengthen community engagement with the goal of making the city’s residents feel safer. Some initiatives include learning Mandarin to better...
1 July 2019
Enid, Oklahoma, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
The Enid, Oklahoma police department has started using a service called RapidSOS to locate 911 calls coming from cell phones. Without the service, tracking where these calls come from can be a challenge, but RapidSOS ...
28 June 2019
London, United Kingdom
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In London, a new initiative called Junior Roadwatch is engaging children as traffic safety enforcers. Around one particularly busy and dangerous section of road, drivers who are caught speeding have two options: get a...
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