Online Library on Best Police Practices is a database of internet resources bearing on police practices that have met the test of time and could serve as a template for Nevada police reform. The data repository includes a wide range of resources such as U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines on Civilian Oversight Process, FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement and Congressional response to this report, the U.S. House Committee Hearings on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability, The Washington Post Database on Racial Disparities in Fatal Police Shooting, Ferguson Civilian Review Task Force and Baltimore Community Oversight Task Force Recommendations. Users interested in scholarly work will find a selection of latest law review and social science articles on Cost of hiding police disciplinary records from the public, Challenges facing municipalities implementing civilian police reform, Provisions for reporting use of deadly force, Issues related to police union contracts, American Sociological Association's data repository on police abuse, the ASA special issue on race, justice and police violence. Below you will find resources on best police practices and reform initiatives organized by categories.
Duty to Intervene by Law Enforcement Officers
K. Hogue. When an Officer Kills: Turning Legal Police Conduct into Illegal Police Misconduct. 98 Texas L. Rev. (2020).
Can We Trust the Police to Intervene in Fellow Officer Misconduct. Peter Hanink, Anjuli Verma and Geoff Ward. Legal News and Research. June (2020).
G. Hunter. Detroit police chief orders officers to intervene against fellow cops. Police 1. July 31 (2020).
Draft of a Police Accountability Bill. The House of Representatives. June 7, (2020).
P. Hanink et al. Can We Trust the Police to Intervene in Fellow Officer Misconduct? Jurist. June 20 (2020).
Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities. Executive Order. June 16 (2020).
Law Enforcement Misconduct. Department of Justice Guidelines, July (2020).
CRS 18-8-803 and Duty to Report Use of Force. Colorado Legal Defense Group (2020).
L. Davis. What Happens When Officers Blow the Whistle On Police Misconduct. KNPR. June 13 (2020).
J. Barr. Texas lawmakers seek to force police officers to develop a 'Duty to Intervene'. KXAN (2020).
R. Furst. Cops Stopping Cops: In Minnesota, There Are Rules, But No Rraining. Star Tribune. June 30 (2020).
B. Condon and T. Richmond. Duty to Intervene: Minneapolis Cops Who Helped Arrest George Floyd Spoke up But Didn't Step In. Twin City Press. June 7 (2020).
Police Union Contracts. Stephen Rushin. 66 Duke L. J. March (2017).
J. Aronie and C. Lopez. Keeping Each Other Safe: An Assessment of The Use of Peer Intervention Programs to Prevent Police Officer Mistakes and Misconduct, Using New Orleans' EPIC Program as A Potential National Model. Police Quarterly (2017).
A. Novotney. Preventing Police Misconduct. 48 APA Monitor. Oct. (2017).
Memorandum on Off-Duty Conduct. U.S. Department of Justice Jan. 29 (2016).
Defending the Public: Police Accountability in the Courtroom. Cynthia H. Conti-Cook. 46 Seton Hall L. Rev. (2016).
J. Schwartz. Police Indemnification. 89 N.Y.U.L. Rev. (2014).
Handbook on Police Accountability, Oversight and Integrity. United Nations (2011).
B. Ferrell. Duty to Intervene: An Officer's Dilemma. 4 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (1988).