Want people to trust the police? Get departments to share their data. | Opinion
Posted May 06, 2021
Unfortunately, New Jersey and its approximately 450 municipal police departments do not publicly release timely, easily accessible data needed for transparency, according to David Mazeika, an associate professor at The College of New Jersey, and Wesley S. McCann, a visiting assistant professor at The College of New Jersey.
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By David Mazeika and Wesley S. McCann
Fewer Americans trust the police than at any point in recent history. In 2020, 48% of Americas told Gallup they have confidence in the police, the first time this value has fallen below 50% in the poll’s 27 year history. Confidence differs greatly by race with 57% of white respondents having confidence in the police, but only 19% among Blacks. One of the easiest ways for law enforcement to improve trust and confidence for all is to be more transparent by proactively releasing data on police behaviors and
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(ALBANY, N.Y.) Two women who testified against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have thrown their support behind a new bill that seeks to define consent and clarify lawful sexual conduct in New York state.
New York Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright announced bill A6540 on Monday, which defines consent as a freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement obtained without the use of malice such as forcible compulsion, duress, coercion deception, fraud, concealment or artifice.
If passed, this would be the first time lawmakers formally define the meaning of consent in the state s penal law for sexual assault and all crimes.
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New bill that would define ‘consent’ in NY has the support of two Weinstein accusers
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By Marlene Lenthang, ABC News
(ALBANY, N.Y.) Two women who testified against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have thrown their support behind a new bill that seeks to define “consent” and clarify lawful sexual conduct in New York state.
New York Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright announced bill A6540 on Monday, which defines consent as a “freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement” obtained without the use of “malice such as forcible compulsion, duress, coercion deception, fraud, concealment or artifice.”