Comments on: Questions & answers about the NOPD COMSTAT process http://nolastat.org/blog/2010/05/19/best_practices/questions-answers-about-the-nopd-comstat-process/ A new operating system for New Orleans | transparency ~ accountability ~ civic participation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dorain hastings | Jbugdesigns http://nolastat.org/blog/2010/05/19/best_practices/questions-answers-about-the-nopd-comstat-process/comment-page-1/#comment-15268 Dorain hastings | Jbugdesigns Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:36:26 +0000 http://nolastat.org/blog/?p=800#comment-15268 [...] Questions & answers about the NOPD COMSTAT process | NolaStat 2010What is the New Orleans Police Department’s COMSTAT process? What should we know about it, and how should we evaluate it? … But COMSTAT also has its share of critics. The Baltimore Police Department suspended its use of COMSTAT last month, weeks after a New York study showed that more than 100 retired … Dorian Hastings… [...] [...] Questions & answers about the NOPD COMSTAT process | NolaStat 2010What is the New Orleans Police Department’s COMSTAT process? What should we know about it, and how should we evaluate it? … But COMSTAT also has its share of critics. The Baltimore Police Department suspended its use of COMSTAT last month, weeks after a New York study showed that more than 100 retired … Dorian Hastings… [...]

]]> By: M. T. http://nolastat.org/blog/2010/05/19/best_practices/questions-answers-about-the-nopd-comstat-process/comment-page-1/#comment-6840 M. T. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:57:14 +0000 http://nolastat.org/blog/?p=800#comment-6840 This American Life recently featured a story on the NYPD's use and abuse of crime statistics related to COMPSTAT. I suggest listening to their compelling and thought-provoking story. (The Village Voice also published a series on this corruption in the NYPD which led to a shakeup in the 81st precinct and may lead to a federal investigation of the COMPSTAT in the department.) This American Life, 414: Right to Remain Silent http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/414/right-to-remain-silent Village Voice: The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-04/news/the-nypd-tapes-inside-bed-stuy-s-81st-precinct/ http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-11/news/nypd-tapes-part-2-bed-stuy http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-08/news/nypd-tapes-3-detective-comes-forward-downgrading-rape/ Adrian Schoolcraft's website: http://schoolcraftjustice.com/ This article on NOPD's COMSTAT suggests that "independent oversight" is the solution to police manipulation of statistics. Do we have that in place? If not, defending the current implementation of COMSTAT by merely suggesting hypothetical oversight is a weak argument. This "corruption of statistics" isn't just a concern, it is a major documented problem, and we have evidence that it not only fails to improve outcomes in law enforcement, but actually worsens problems. This American Life recently featured a story on the NYPD’s use and abuse of crime statistics related to COMPSTAT. I suggest listening to their compelling and thought-provoking story. (The Village Voice also published a series on this corruption in the NYPD which led to a shakeup in the 81st precinct and may lead to a federal investigation of the COMPSTAT in the department.)

This American Life, 414: Right to Remain Silent

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/414/right-to-remain-silent

Village Voice: The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy’s 81st Precinct

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-04/news/the-nypd-tapes-inside-bed-stuy-s-81st-precinct/
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-11/news/nypd-tapes-part-2-bed-stuy
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-08/news/nypd-tapes-3-detective-comes-forward-downgrading-rape/

Adrian Schoolcraft’s website: http://schoolcraftjustice.com/

This article on NOPD’s COMSTAT suggests that “independent oversight” is the solution to police manipulation of statistics. Do we have that in place? If not, defending the current implementation of COMSTAT by merely suggesting hypothetical oversight is a weak argument. This “corruption of statistics” isn’t just a concern, it is a major documented problem, and we have evidence that it not only fails to improve outcomes in law enforcement, but actually worsens problems.

]]> By: Dorian Hastings http://nolastat.org/blog/2010/05/19/best_practices/questions-answers-about-the-nopd-comstat-process/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 Dorian Hastings Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:28:44 +0000 http://nolastat.org/blog/?p=800#comment-4453 Can one get a list of phone calls (with dates) made to our District police about incidents reported? We have made calls to the Drug Task Force. Can we access this information on line yet? Thank you Can one get a list of phone calls (with dates) made to our District police about incidents reported? We have made calls to the Drug Task Force. Can we access this information on line yet?

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