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Police collaboration, smart cities and safe streets, property crime rates, gun dealers source of trafficked firearms, regional crime data, AI transforming crime, positivity bias in crime perceptions, deepfakes, robot dogs, police use of surveillance tech transparency, use of force dashboard, body cam transparency, locking up kids, jail deaths, and more... POLICE CONDUCT CPD, Sheriff's Office and OSHP share how cooperation effort is going  (WVXU) Suquamish police chief working to prioritize transparency, collaboration  (Kitsap Sun) CRIME RATE  How have property crime rates changed over time?  (USA Facts) Exploring the Local Positivity Bias in Crime Perceptions  (Gallup) Smart Cities and Safe Streets – The Power of Environmental Criminology and Data Analytics  (Trends Research and Advisory) Gun dealers are major source of trafficked firearms  (Stateline) Are Your Criminal Justice Laws Working? Here’s How to Tell . (National Conference of State Legislatu...

Targeting complex criminal networks, mortality among law enforcement officers, police oversight board sees widespread refusal, New Orleans consent decree ends, San Diego police shortages, predictive policing, AI reinventing crime, US bishops call for tighter gun laws, perceptions of crime, alternatives to police response, AI in policing, facial recognition, safety and transparency go hand in hand, data winter emerges, press access to executions, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Deerfield Beach residents meet about possible breakup with Broward Sheriff's Office, creating first city police department since 1990  (CBS News) Oregon DOJ launches program targeting complex criminal networks  (KCBY) Mortality among law enforcement officers in the United States: a population-wide analysis of the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance data, 2020–2023  (CRIMRXIV) Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate  (MassLive) New Orleans pol...

Essential services for crime victims slashed, LAPD stops releasing public crime data, does shuttering a school impact neighborhood violence, protecting yourself against scams, data informed youth justice, AI to communicate with non-English speakers, license plate leaders, funding police technology, UK to stop publishing crime data, did prison replace mental hospitals, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims  (Brennan Center for Justice) Truth or crime. The facts behind an American obsession  (Deseret News) LAPD stops releasing criminal map records The department said the decision was made to better serve public interest.  (USC Annenberg Media) CRIME RATE As Philadelphia Weighs New School Closings, Advocates Ask: Does Shuttering a School Impact Neighborhood Violence?  (Mind Site News) WA residents lost $55 million to these scams in 2024. How to protect yourself  (The Olympian) Data-informed youth justice creates ...

LAPD steps backwards in data transparency, overspending budgets, police video ordinance, impact of being a wife of a police officer, Boston requires name tags, tempered crime fighting methods, how to strengthen domestic violence response, gun violence drop, murder victims skewing older, encrypted radios, AI in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT LAPD withholds data. Lawyer says denial violates public records law  (LAist) What does it mean when a neighborhood’s emergency calls to 911 and service requests to 311 go up?  (Bloomberg Harvard) Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data  (WTTW) North Charleston Police Chief hosts town hall to connect with community  (WCSC) Detroit passes new police video ordinance as critics slam ‘edited’ shooting footage  (Detroit Free Press) Rivian’s onboard cameras save owner from a false accusation by police  (Electrek) The impact of education in critical thinking on leadership in polic...

Sheriff office cheating scandal, Cincinnati chief placed on administrative leave, law enforcement leaders annual awards, reported crime may be falling, fentanyl seizures, Ceasefire Virginia, gunshots down in Detroit, effect of street lighting on public safety, AI used to find traits of serial killers, AI police surveillance, automated license plate readers, RoboCop car that can release drones, Phoenix police data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hillsborough sheriff’s colonels resign in wake of cheating scandal  (Tampa Bay Times) Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets  (Governing) Auburn Police cut off feature after report of Border Patrol camera access  (Auburn Examiner) Cincinnati police chief placed on administrative leave  (WLWT) Closing the Case: Michigan’s Push to Solve Violent Crime  (R Street) National Policing Institute Honors Outstanding Law Enforcement Leaders with Annual Awards  (National Policing Institute) CRIME RATE Reported Crime...

Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents  (Science Direct) It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force  (Governing) Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board  (MassLive) Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep  (R Street) Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board  (KERA) CRIME RATE New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings  (PsyPost) The Influen...