Policing Project

We partner with communities and police to strengthen public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement.

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“It’s an opportune time to learn from the progress we’ve made on both fronts, and to double down on that progress.”

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via @StreetsblogUSA

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“Preventable deaths & injuries in car crashes, unacceptable violent outcomes from the most common form of police community member contact — these are both public health crises,” Policing Project's Scarlet Neath said.

by @streetsblogkea

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Join us June 4-5 in Chicago as we rethink 911 response: https://t.co/S66gO1unWM

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"The successes of the community responder model did not materialize overnight. They were built carefully, with attention to training, staffing, dispatch protocols, & scale." - retired #NYPD officer Michael Balionion on NYC's new Dept of Community Safety: https://t.co/UcNo483pPK

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Learn more about how we got here and our roadmap for improving traffic safety: https://t.co/NmZiRDdnjg

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Every day in the United States, more than 100 people die in traffic crashes.

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The traffic safety crisis, after all, is not one of misbehavior and crime; it is the result of poor design, engineering, and politics.

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Traffic crashes are one of the most preventable causes of death in America. And our approach to traffic safety isn't helping. Join researchers, practitioners, advocates & policymakers in NYC this April to build a policy agenda that changes that. https://t.co/mGZQMZWtHm

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“That should ring the alarm bells for their supervisors at Florida Highway Patrol and should cause them to do a review of that officer’s stops,” said Policing Project Deputy Director of Policy Josh Parker.

[Jake Shore @jake4shore]

A @FHPPalmBeach trooper who patrols a majority Hispanic city didn't identify a single driver as 'Hispanic' in 107 traffic cases, according to a review by @WLRN. Experts told us that a failure to ID race/ethnicity can hinder oversight of racial profiling:
https://t.co/uOi3qlQGwg

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Alternative response programs are growing fast. They include sending counselors to mental health calls, peer responders to wellness checks & mediators to disputes. Join us June 4-5 in Chicago to help make alternative response a permanent, durable field.

https://t.co/S66gO1unWM

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WA residents: your car is likely being tracked. Automated license plate readers can reveal where you live, work, and what religious services or rallies you attend.

Our counsel explains in @seattletimes why WA's Driver Privacy Act (SB 6002) matters.

https://t.co/biCphbeVDx

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We were proud to work with @LastWeekTonight on last night's important episode highlighting the dangers of unregulated police pursuits and the need for sensible laws and policies regulating them, as well as better data collection.

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HAPPENING NOW:

"Police Vehicular Pursuits: The Dangers of Unregulated Police Chases and The Reform Landscape" -- a webinar on police pursuit policies and the growing reform landscape.

Join us!
https://t.co/v8ZWGsbPXj

[Barry Friedman [email protected] @barryfriedman1]

With thanks to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social who let me take the host chair #probablecausation here I talk with the amazing #JensLudwig about his terrific book #UnforgivingPlaces, about how behavioral economics can help with gun violence. Give it a listen?
https://t.co/QErdvZoXKp

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HAPPENING NOW: A webinar with on legal and ethical issues emerging from police use of AI, including why increased transparency in this area is essential for effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice.

https://t.co/6ZrZynEhgf

[Evan @evan7257]

At a time when Houston is starting to focus on dangerous driving, an op-ed from the @policingproject points out that traffic stops are dangerous for law enforcement and that we need to find other ways to keep everyone safe.

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[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

A federal appeals court decided to reverse the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by comedians Eric André and Clayton English in 2022 in which they claim their Fourth Amendment rights were violated. https://t.co/QAAsVd0FzJ