Los Angeles: Police Union Resists Changes to Pretextual Stops by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In March 2022, the Los Angeles Police Commission, an oversight board of the LAPD, implemented minor policy changes to the way the department conducts pretextual stops. According to the Los Angeles Times, officers “can no …

Former Boston police union boss pleads guilty to child rape and abuse charges by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman According to the New York Post, former Police Patrolmen’s Association head Patrick Rose, 67, pleaded guilty to 21 counts of child rape and sexual abuse. The crimes spanned a 27-year period …

Cop Gets Money for Nothing, Awards for Free by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In the early 20th century, unions were beneficial in that they pushed for safe working conditions and decent wages for the working class. The way our society has evolved, not all unions are what they seem. …

New Jersey Police Union Contracts Laden With Financial Largesse by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Repeated attempts by New Jersey lawmakers to rein in police union contracts have failed to eliminate costly provisions related to munificent compensations, financial incentives, and awards. ProPublica and Asbury Park Press, an affiliate of ProPublica’s …

Police Unions Block Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Americans are asking: What is preventing the meaningful reforms in policing that are clearly needed? The answer may be police unions. While there are a plethora of issues to be addressed, unions have become an organized force …

California Law Enforcement Strikes Out in 2020 Elections by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The 2020 elections saw California police unions losing a lot of ground in their battle to hold power over a more liberal state perspective to criminal justice reform. Historically, law enforcement unions have been a powerful …

The Infuriating History of Why Police Unions Have So Much Power by Samantha Michaels The uprisings of 2020 might have finally cracked their invulnerability. by Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones As the year 1990 came to an end, a fight broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Juke …

Police Unions No Longer Welcome by Rank-and-File Labor by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. For nearly 123 years, police have enjoyed the privilege of organizing under various trade unions until recently when they began to be shunned by many of America’s larger labor organizations for violating the laborer’s …

Time to Curb Police Unions by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd under the left knee of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis served as the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back” when it came to spurring widespread public outcry over the seemingly endless …

Police Unions: Obstacles to Criminal Justice Reform and Police Accountability by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney This article examines how police unions have used their contracts or Collective Bargaining Agreements (“CBA”) and lobbied for special legislation known as the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (“LEOBR”) to create a system …

Campaign Zero Advocates for Police Accountability by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In most states across America, an employee can be fired at any time for any reason. Only Montana provides some protection after six months on the job; otherwise, employment in America is an “at will” affair. Unless, of …

Police Unions Buy Their Way Out of Reform by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Guardian investigated two decades’ worth of campaign financial records in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago and found that police and police unions at the state and local levels have donated at least $87 …

Study: Unionized Police? Increased Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to a December 2017 study by University of Chicago Law School researchers, data from Florida indicates that “shielding officers from the consequences of their actions ... result[s] in increased misconduct.” After Florida sheriffs’ deputies were allowed to unionize …

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons' Transgender Offender Manual, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons CHANGE OPI: NUMBER: DATE: NOTICE RSD/WSP 5200.04 CN-1 May 11, 2018 Transgender Offender Manual Approved: Mark S. Inch Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons This Change Notice (CN) implements the following …

Study: Unionized Police? Increased Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to a December 2017 study by University of Chicago Law School researchers, data from Florida indicate that “shielding officers from the consequences of their actions ... result[s] in increased misconduct.” After Florida sheriffs’ deputies were allowed to unionize …

Office of the Washington State Auditor - Whistleblower Investigation Report, 2017 Whistleblower Investigation Report Department of Corrections Published March 13, 2017 Report No. 1018764 Office of the Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy March 13, 2017 Jody Becker-Green, Acting Secretary Department of Corrections Report on Whistleblower Investigation Attached is the official …

Ca Lao Report on Cdcr Guard Pay and Ccpoa Relations 2008 February 7, 2008 Correctional Officer Pay, Benefits, and Labor Relations Elizabeth G. Hill • Leg i s l a t i v e Analyst The administration proposes a 5 percent raise for correctional officers and legislation to allow it …

Holwerda Petersilia Research Paper Re Ca Pra and the Ccpoa 2006 Prison Reform and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association Danielle A. Holwerda January 23, 2006 Crime and Punishment Policy Fall 2005 Professor Joan Petersilia California Sentencing & Corrections Policy Series Stanford Criminal Justice Center Working Papers. Distributed for Review …

Cal Prison Politics, Guard Unions I. CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY GROWTH..............................................................................1 A. B. C. II. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................2 DID YOU KNOW? .............................................................................................................................................2 LIST OF CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ............................................................................................4 GROWTH OF THE CCPOA ............................................................................................................................1 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. ABOUT THE CCPOA ........................................................................................................................................1 DON NOVEY, CCPOA PRESIDENT ...................................................................................................................2 MEMBERSHIP GROWTH ....................................................................................................................................3 …

Ca Doc Ig Report Re Union Leave Time 2006 Office ofthe Inspector General Matthew L. Cate, Inspector General July 20, 2006 James E. Tilton, Secretary (A) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 1515 S Street, Room 502 South Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Mr. Tilton: Enclosed is the final report of …