Whither electronic police reports?

The NOPD said in 2007 that electronic police reports were just months away from being implemented, yet in the MTV Real World drama that recently unfolded is proof positive that the old-fashioned handwritten police reports are still being used.
Currently, handwritten police reports take hours out of each patrol officers shift. Once handwritten police reports… »

“To help and defend”

New Orleans citizens didn’t need any confirmation of their fear that rogue behavior was metastasizing throughout the NOPD when the Department of Justice announced investigations into civil rights violations, including a conspiracy to cover up police shootings of unarmed citizens on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
The public already feared the… »

“I’m not impressed with the city’s handling of public record requests these days”

The Times-Picayune:
“They’re entitled to these records,” Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso said after a hearing in her courtroom. “Public records are public records are public records, and the citizens of this city have a right to know what’s in them.” …
“When I was a city attorney we had three days to turn those records… »

Citizens as “co-creators rather than subjects”

Topics covered in this Citizen Crime Watch letter:

We could use some more of that sunshine disinfectant around here.
When the police respond to your 911 call, they’re already too late.
Strike Against Crime on January 9th.
Police Violence?
Remembering Ja’Shawn Powell.

We could use some more of that sunshine disinfectant around here
Lessons learned. Painful lessons learned.
That’s one way to… »