Texas Police Reform Center

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2005: Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley is fighting to keep Texas' probation system weak and ineffective.

See the ACLU public policy report "Flawed Enforcement," published May 19, 2004, which analyzes the traffic interdiction activities of narcotics task forces funded by the federal Byrne grant program. The study found that task forces search motorists more often than other law enforcement agencies, that almost no task force searches involve probable cause, that task forces fail to give tickets at most stops, and that most task forces search minorities more than whites. The study explores themes first raised in the December 2002 ACLU of Texas report, Too Far Off Task.

We frequently hear, "Police officers put their lives on the line every day." And in a sense, it's true. But many everyday occupations are much more dangerous than a peace officer's, and are surely at least as deserving of "hero" status. See a federal list of occupations more dangerous than peace officer, including "groundskeeper," truck driver, and fishermen.

The Copwatch Blotter has been discontinued because the webmaster could not keep up with the workload on a volunteer basis. But the archives are still linked above.

Him that has eyes, let him see ...

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ACLUTX study of drug task force traffic interdiction
Statewide racial profiling report 2-04

List of occupations more dangerous than peace officer,

 

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