Resources

Nobody should mistake the drop in recorded stop-and-frisks as a sign that discriminatory stop-and-frisks are a thing of the past. This analysis looks at the practice of stop and frisk used by the NYPD has changed in recent years to find that while the numbers are down, the application of the tactic is still troubling.

After months of ignoring a city law that requires the NYPD to publish detailed reports on fare evasion enforcement, the police finally released a very limited data set. This report looks at both how this release does not comply with the law as passed, and examines what this incomplete data does show, and while the overall number of fare evasion enforcement actions are down, there are still troubling patterns in their application.

This report examines fare evasion arrest data from public defender organizations and finds that, in Brooklyn, poor black communities have higher arrest rates for jumping the turnstile than other areas of Brooklyn, even when accounting for poverty and crime.

This literature review examines research exploring the interactions between transgender people and law enforcement and criminal justice (LECJ) personnel in the U.S. to better understand the experiences of transgender people who come into contact with the criminal justice system.

A thesis on the history of video surveillance in the criminal justice field (cameras, bodyworn cameras, dashcam footage, etc.) and issues with recording, preserving, accessing videos and privacy concerns.

This report seeks to shed light by more systematically examining cooperation between ICE and local entities in the era of the Trump administration. By providing an in-depth study of the mechanisms of ICE collaboration with select county jails, county probation, and local law enforcement, this report reveals the various ways in which ICE’s enforcement system interlocks with local criminal justice systems in Pennsylvania.

On June 19, 2019, the African-American Roundtable and 45 community partners launched LiberateMKE, a campaign to invest $25 million into the community programs that advance community safety and well-being, and divest $25 million from the Milwaukee Police Department. Over the summer of 2019, LiberateMKE surveyed over 1,100 people across the city of Milwaukee, in every aldermanic district, to see how residents really want the city to spend their money.

In September 2018, the City of Austin’s Auditor released a report titled “APD’s Response to Mental Health-Related Incidents,” which found that of the 15 largest U.S. cities, Austin had the highest per capita rate of people killed by police responding to mental health calls. This human rights report was written in response to the Auditor’s report.

The ACLU decided to conduct an investigation on how the Nebraska State Patrol and law enforcement agencies in Nebraska’s largest and most diverse counties are complying with existing state laws meant to mitigate and eradicate racial profiling. This report includes an in-depth look into existing anti-racial profiling policies and law enforcement’s efforts, if any, to utilize anti-bias training in their work. Finally, this report details specific and practical policy solutions for all stakeholders to explore and implement.