Reforming Cops
Radley Balko (he of the Agitator and Reason Magizine) has an extended interview with the Atlantic on the fucked up criminal justice system we have and key points on fixing it.
This link goes to part 5 of the interview, but also contains links to parts 1-4; a good read if you have the time, and for those embracing local involvement, many are suggestions that can be implemented on the local level and/or issues to watch your local police force on.
http://ideas.theatlantic.com/2009/06/interview_with_radley_balko_part_v.php#entry-more
This link goes to part 5 of the interview, but also contains links to parts 1-4; a good read if you have the time, and for those embracing local involvement, many are suggestions that can be implemented on the local level and/or issues to watch your local police force on.
http://ideas.theatlantic.com/2009/06/interview_with_radley_balko_part_v.php#entry-more
Indeed. I think all five points have been discussed either here at CMH or in private discussions that we have had. One of my big things is the community policing. The author is exactly right. Police tactics are increasingly if not totally reactive. Clandestine policing should be illegal. Unmarked cars do nothing to prevent crimes (the actual job of the police) they only serve to hide the cop so he can catch people breaking the law. Its just one symptom of the systemic pathology of the justice system. It all leads back to revenue generation for municipalities and perpetuating the fedgov handouts such as the grants mentioned. Dusting off the Constitution and Bill of Rights is long overdue. Removal of all malum prohibitum laws not specifically declared in the Constitution would solve almost all of these problems like one of those magic wands.
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