In Episode 1 of The Blue Line Project, we take a hard look at traditional policing metrics like clearance rates, arrest counts, and response times—and why they often produce outcomes leaders never intended.

Sources cited in video:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence/

Judiciary Committee: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/judiciary-witnesses-expose-manipulated-crime-data-anti-victim-judges-and-harmful-soft-on-crime-policies-in-democrat-run-cities

https://www.police1.com/community-relations/public-attitudes-toward-police-are-improving-but-perception-gaps-remain#:~:text=Gallup%20polling%20on%20police%2Dcommunity%20relations&text=The%20poll%2C%20conducted%20by%20the,moving%20in%20the%20right%20direction

Role of Race in policing: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence/

https://counciloncj.org/when-crime-statistics-diverge/#:~:text=Reporting%20and%20Population%20Differences,tool%20to%20capture%20these%20offenses.

Racial Profiling / bad data:
https://www.dolanconsultinggroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Racial-Profiling-or-Bad-Research_-Why-We-Should-Stop-Using-Census-Data.docx-1.pdf
Don't trust crime stats as it relates to proving racism or racial bias: https://vincedixonportfolio.com/2024/11/12/crime-stats-trust/#:~:text=Per%20capita,is%20a%20tiny%20bit%20misleading.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178923000927

https://www.nber.org/papers/w22399

Heather MacDonald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-myth-of-systemic-police-racism-11591119883?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfsVMUBkr8rh4MYW-ZnQB39QYGa5gp3Q0mgQcz6q316oz_7eEPDDJ-H&gaa_sig=iODcUZ6dhlkrORaRkK4i3BTPrpTzhKmjLNYrf827FZNxaATolejt0V1COEWoTQfCTU05pcIrJuBGfr_joWhKgw%3D%3D&gaa_ts=6987ced1