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Rochester Rallies Against Judge Kavanaugh

Submitted by AlBrundage on Sun, 2018-08-26 23:27

 

 

Rochester rally against Kavanaugh

The Spoils of FOIL

Submitted by David Roth, Esq. (Roth & Roth, LLP) & Robert Freeman (Executive Director, State of New York Committee for Open Government) on Mon, 2018-05-14 11:57

A guide to Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL) requests in New York State.

Guantanamo Remains a Global Symbol of Injustice

Submitted by George Cassidy Payne on Fri, 2018-01-12 14:49

RECOMMENDED CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (revised and updated, Oct. 2017)

Submitted by PABOC Ordinance Revision Committee on Sat, 2017-12-09 08:42

The Ordinance Revision Committee of the Police Accountability Board Organizing Committe spent the month of October in 2017 revising and strengthening the ordinance found in the second half of the report "The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York" co-authored by Barbara Lacker-Ware and Theodore Forsyth. The ordinance below should be replace the ordinance in the February 2017 report.

Force Science Institute Documentation

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:20

Force Science Institute Documentation

POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015)

From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals (2015)

Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002)

Police Oversight in Rochester: An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models (September 2017)

Submitted by Center for Governmental Research on Sun, 2017-12-03 07:18

 

Police Oversight in Rochester

An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models September, 2017

From the "Summary:"

 

CBC News: Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013)

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Fri, 2017-11-03 06:21

From the article Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013):

Canadian authorities are being warned about a controversial U.S.-based "police psychologist" who critics say provides advocacy testimony for officers accused of wrongful shootings.

ShotSpotter in limine motion from People v. Silvon Simmons (2017)

Submitted by Katherine Higgins, Esq. on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:47

From the first page of ShotSpotter in limine motion from People v. Silvon Simmons (2017):

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the annexed affirmation of Katherine Higgins, Esq., attorney for the defendant, the undersigned will move this Court, at a criminal term thereof, before the Honorable Sam L. Valleriani, Monroe County Court Judge, located at the Hall of Justice, City of Rochester, County of Monroe, on the 23rd day of March, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for the following relief: ...

POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015)

Submitted by Dr. Samuel Walker on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:34

From the "Executive Summary" of POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015):

The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York (Feb. 2017)

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-10-24 21:56

From the "Abstract" of The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York (Feb. 2017):

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