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De-policing is a term for police disengaging from active police work, generally as a reaction to external scrutiny or negative publicity.^[1] De-policing represents a de facto police strike, in which the police withdraw an aspect of their crime prevention services. ^{[citation needed]} It is a practical police protest at perceived political interference in their day-to-day task of policing.^[2]

Author Heather Mac Donald has offered another interpretation for the term "de-policing". In her book The War on Cops,^[3] she uses the term as the antithesis for pro-active policing in general. In the light of the 2014 killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York and criticism of "broken windows" policing,^[4] MacDonald used the term de-policing to describe the NYPD's policy of backing away from actively pursuing stop-and-frisk procedures as a primary method of crime prevention.

According to a 2019 study, there is no evidence that de-policing contributes to city homicide rates.^[5]

A 2017 FBI study suggested that law enforcement felt a "chill wind" after several high-profile police killings in recent years—especially the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.^[6] The study noted the stance of politicians, the media, and the broader social movement making people feel that it was acceptable "to challenge and discredit law enforcement actions"; and proposed that these circumstances have demoralized police officers and led them to do less on the job.^[6]^[7] In a 2017 survey by Pew Research Center, 86% of police officers said they believed that police killings of African Americans had made policing more difficult.^[6]

References

^ Rushin, Stephen; Edwards, Griffin (March 2017). "De-Policing". Cornell Law Review. 102.
^ Kaste, Martin (8 January 2015). "When Morale Dips, Some Cops Walk The Beat — But Do The Minimum". NPR. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ MacDonald, Heather (2016). The War on Cops. New York, NY: Encounter Books. pp. 31–35. ISBN 9781594038761.
^ Kelling, George. "Broken Windows". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
^ Rosenfeld, Richard; Wallman, Joel (2019). "Did de-policing cause the increase in homicide rates?". Criminology & Public Policy. 18 (1): 51–75. doi:10.1111/1745-9133.12414. ISSN 1745-9133.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Analyzing the State of U.S. Policing". FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "The Assailant Study - Mindsets and Behaviors" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Partner Engagement. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

External links

Racial profiling is confirmed: Police face new rules on ticketing, The Boston Globe, May 4, 2004, by Bill Dedman.
NIGHTLINE: AMERICA IN BLACK & WHITE: DE-POLICING: 07/23/2001

[1] Rushin, Stephen; Edwards, Griffin (March 2017). "De-Policing". Cornell Law Review. 102.

[2] Kaste, Martin (8 January 2015). "When Morale Dips, Some Cops Walk The Beat — But Do The Minimum". NPR. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[3] MacDonald, Heather (2016). The War on Cops. New York, NY: Encounter Books. pp. 31–35. ISBN 9781594038761.

[4] Kelling, George. "Broken Windows". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved 2016-10-23.

[5] Rosenfeld, Richard; Wallman, Joel (2019). "Did de-policing cause the increase in homicide rates?". Criminology & Public Policy. 18 (1): 51–75. doi:10.1111/1745-9133.12414. ISSN 1745-9133.

[:0-6] "Analyzing the State of U.S. Policing". FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[7] "The Assailant Study - Mindsets and Behaviors" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Partner Engagement. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

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 A 2017 FBI study suggested that law enforcement felt a "chill wind" after several high-profile police killings in recent years—especially the 2014 [[shooting of Michael Brown]] in Ferguson, Missouri.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Analyzing the State of U.S. Policing|url=https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/analyzing-the-state-of-us-policing|access-date=2020-07-31|website=FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin|language=en}}</ref> The study noted the stance of politicians, the media, and the broader social movement making people feel that it was acceptable "to challenge and discredit law enforcement actions"; and proposed that these circumstances have demoralized police officers and led them to do less on the job.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Assailant Study - Mindsets and Behaviors|url=http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MindsetReport.pdf|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Partner Engagement}}</ref> In a 2017 survey by Pew Research Center, 86% of police officers said they believed that police killings of African Americans had made policing more difficult.<ref name=":0" />
-Recent court decisions like ''Ligon''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1658303.html|title=Ligon vs. New York City|date=2014-02-21|website=FindLaw|publisher=Thomson Reuters|last1=Court of Appeals|first1=US|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> and ''Floyd''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1682306.html|title=Floyd vs. New York City|last=Court of Appeals|first=US|date=2014-10-31|website=Findlaw|publisher=Thomson Reuters|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> have also contributed{{how|date=April 2020}}{{clarify|date=April 2020}} to the atmosphere of de-policing in many American cities, but particularly New York City.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fagan|first=Jeffery|last2=Richman|first2=Daniel|date=2017|title=Understanding Recent Spikes and Longer Trends in American Murders|url=https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1100&context=faculty_scholarship|journal=Columbia Law School, Faculty Scholarship}}</ref> Cities like [[Ferguson, Missouri]] and [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]] have been similarly affected due to what is perceived as unfair and aggressive policing in minority communities.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
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