January Articles

Procedure Texas Panel on Wrongful Convictions Calls for Ending Use of Unverified Drug Field Tests  Read ProPublica (01/18/2017) Policing D.C. Police Body Cameras: Off at Demonstrations, On for Criminal Behavior, Public Interaction  Read The Washington Post (01/19/2017) How Should Texas Teach Students to Interact with Police?  Read The Texas Tribune (01/20/2017) Prevention Six Blocks, 96 Buildings, Zero Shootings: New Recipe at the Queensbridge Houses  Read The New York Times (01/19/2017) DA Wants Criminals to Meditate as Part of ‘Anti-Burnout Program’  Read New York Post (01/20/2017) LRPD Chief Details New Unit Designed to Prevent Violent Crime  Read Arkansas Matters (01/22/2017) Technology 2016 Was a Record Year for Data Breaches  Read Bloomberg Technology (01/19/2017) Crime A Needed Reprieve for Young N.Y. Men  Read New York Daily News (01/20/2017) Mass. Supreme Court Orders Prosecutors to Review 24,000 Cases Tainted by ‘Rogue’ Chemist  Read The Washington Post (01/20/2017) Juvenile Justice Raise the Age Gets New Look in Connecticut  Read The Crime Report (01/20/2017) These articles and more are available in the PCE Policy Library which resides on Prosecutors’ Encyclopedia (PE). The PCE Policy Library is a resource that contains thousands of articles and reports on topics impacting prosecutors, including ethics, technological developments, social science, innovative law enforcement practices, and evolving trends in crime. Prosecutors with a PE account can access these resources at: http://pe.nypti.org/wiki/Prosecutors_Center_for_Excellence_Policy_Library. Prosecutors can request an account at www.NRCFP.com.