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Topic: Data Collection/Reporting

The Chicago Police Department’s Use of ShotSpotter Technology

Spring 2026

In this report, OIG details ShotSpotter’s functionality and descriptive statistics regarding law enforcement activity related to CPD’s response to ShotSpotter...

Cops Don’t Stop Violence: Combating Narratives Used to Defend Police Instead of Defunding Them

Spring 2026

Police are facing one of the greatest crises of legitimacy in a generation. In the wake of the largest uprisings...

Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement: Report on the State of the Field and Effective Oversight Practices

Spring 2026

In 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a Community Policing...

Abolition Week

Spring 2026

As the national media is shifting its attention away from demands to restructure, defund, and abolish the police, Scalawag's Abolition...

Police in Schools: Racial Justice and True Student Safety?

Spring 2026

The question of whether police belong in schools has been a long-debated topic in the United States. With the increased...

More of the Same: Unpacking the 2022 Boston Police Budget

Spring 2026

In May 2021, Boston’s Acting Mayor Kim Janey released her recommended City budget for the upcoming 2022 fiscal year (FY)....

Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence

Spring 2026

Researchers have conducted hundreds of studies looking for effective ways to prevent and reduce violence, but the knowledge base is...

From public safety to public health: Re-envisioning the goals and methods of policing

Spring 2026

As the nation grapples with defining the proper roles and limits of police generally, and particularly in Black, Brown, and...

National Attitudes on Public Safety

Spring 2026

In the wake of the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin and the police killing of Daunte Wright, a new nationwide...