Resharing reports I worked on with the @policingproject.bsky.social about alternative response in San Francisco, Denver, and Tucson—now on Bluesky since I'm making the switch from Twitter. Important lessons on reducing police involvement in crisis response!

Facial recognition in policing is getting state-by-state guardrails In January 2020, Farmington Hills, Michigan resident Robert Williams spent 30 hours in police custody after an algorithm listed him as a potential match for a suspect in a robbery committed a year and...

Read our Chief of Staff and Tech Policy Counsel Katie Kinsey quoted by @statesnewsroom on the importance of guardrails around police use of facial recognition technology.

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Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matches Confident in unproven facial recognition technology, sometimes investigators skip steps; at least eight Americans have been wrongfully arrested.

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We spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the need for real-world, independent testing of AI facial recognition technology.

Without testing the technology as it's used every day by law enforcement, we can't know its accuracy.

Scarlet Neath from @policingproject.bsky.social urges communities considering or running speed camera programs to "adopt these recommendations to ensure they are working toward safety on the road for all.”

Check out Fair Warnings here: bit.ly/4iuRju5

“[NYPD] policy asks officers to do this abstract, complex cost-benefit analysis every time they’re deciding to engage in a pursuit,” said Senior Counsel Josh Parker. “Officers are not striking the right balance.”

NYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More Dangerous Despite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases.

Excellent reporting by @bloomberg.com on the dangers of unrestricted vehicle pursuits by police in New York City.

"So far this year, there have been at least 315 injuries and seven deaths after police chases, according to an analysis by The City."

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Vital City | How Not to Use NYPD Drones Based on its own rhetoric, the department wants to employ the devices as surveillance tools.

"Where will surveillance drones go — over back yards? Into bedroom windows? What will be deemed off-limits and how?"

Read our latest op-ed in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social

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Check out this excellent new resource from @visionzeronet.bsky.social on promoting equity in speed safety camera programs!

Today, we submitted public comment to the OMB calling for common-sense rules around federal law enforcement's use of private data collected by the vast commercial surveillance industry.

Read more here: static1.squarespace.com/static/58a33...

Read our letter here: policingproject.org/s/Operation-...

Policing Project applauds Department of Justice decision to end Operation Jetway — The Policing Project The Policing Project applauds this important policy change, which comes months after we called on DOJ and the DEA to end Operation Jetway, citing the long-documented history of racial profiling asso...

We applaud the DOJ's decision to suspend Operation Jetway.

In June, we called on DOJ and the DEA to end the program, citing the long-documented history of racial profiling associated with it.

Last week's announcement by DOJ echoed many of our concerns.

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Policing Project files amicus brief in Barnes v. Felix in the Supreme Court — The Policing Project NEW YORK — On November 20, 2024, the Policing Project filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States case Barnes v. Feli x. The amicus brief urges the Court to reject the Fifth ...

NEW: Read our amicus brief on behalf of nearly two dozen law enforcement officials in SCOTUS case Barnes v. Felix, urging the Court to reject the "moment of the threat" doctrine to evaluate claims of excessive force.

www.policingproject.org/news-main/20...

Congressman takes aim at undercount of U.S. police chases, citing Chronicle investigation Members of Congress called upon federal agencies to improve their police pursuit data collection Wednesday, following a Chronicle investigation.

Excellent reporting from @sfchronicle.bsky.social on dangerous vehicle pursuits by law enforcement and our new model statute to restrict them.

Find our full model statute here: www.policingproject.org/restricting-....

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We recently spoke with @chrisgelardi.bsky.social and @sammysussman.bsky.social of @nysfocus.bsky.social about the "wandering officer problem" and police misconduct in New York.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Legal and Ethical Issues Around Vehicle Surveillance Systems. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Please join us for a webinar discussion — co-hosted by Americans for Prosperity and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — on police use of vehicle surveillance systems (VSS), commonly...

Interested in learning more about police use of automated license plate readers? And more specifically, what can be done to regulate it?

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