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Police accountability, federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department ends after 23 years, crime data, crime rate, stalking and dating violence, summit on victims of violent crimes, empathy and violence tendency, US homicides during COVID, domestic violence and gun deaths, rethinking license plate readers, using data to cut homicides, how criminal convictions deny the right to vote, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board seeks applicants for 2027–28 term (JHU) see also:  How are police officers held accountable? (Detroit News) St. Paul mayor called herself ‘MILF’ and touched police chief’s thigh, sexual harassment suit claims  (NBC News) Durham's new police chief has a message for gun violence-weary residents: 'I'm listening'  (ABC 11) Detroit dispatcher accused of warning family about FBI raid  (Detroit Free Press) Judge ends federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department after a record 23 years  (CBS News) Myrtle Beach p...

Building a criminal case from drug overdose deaths, unarmed 911 teams reshaping public safety, crime prevention and mental health, youth crime down in Detroit, things to know about the end of cash bail in Chicago, marijuana arrest statistics, how deepfakes are used to commit crimes, new police social media monitoring tech, transparency on license plate readers, Coast Guard calls for more transparency on sexual assaults, bias in guilt, and more... POLICE CONDUCT How investigators build a criminal case from drug overdose deaths like Hayden Panettiere’s (CNN) Thurston County deputy fired after failing to investigate domestic violence call where woman later went missing  (King5) How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities  (NPR) Madison Police Department to create new department section  (WMTV) Deputy on leave after allegations he created Facebook page to harass woman he arrested  (WSBTV) FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwi...

Richmond crisis team, funding for solving crimes and improving crime reporting in PA, cybercrime and video games, crime rate drop, violence against women, GA homicides drop, survivors guide to navigating image-based abuse, real time crime centers, precrimes and AI, FOIA costs, Stanford Prison Experiment, prison commutations, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Richmond’s crisis team has been 5 years in the making. Here’s how its first 120 days went  (RichmondSide) City settles lawsuit alleging falsified evidence by officer  (Fox21) Shapiro‑Davis Administration to Invest $3.5 Million for Police Departments to Solve More Crimes and Improve Crime Reporting (PA.gov) CRIME RATE Cybercrime and which Video Games? A Scoping Review  (Springer Nature Link) Crime rate in Minnesota dropping back to pre-pandemic levels  (Minnesota Star Tribune) Georgia homicides dropped 18%, but families still feel the pain of violence  (WSB) Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by...

The big business of private security, addressing gun violence,  data tech and community partners contributors to lowering crime, retail crime issues, crime decline, Baltimore homicides drop, domestic violence driving up assaults, summer violence reduction, America 911 system out of date, police body cams speak 50 languages, ALPRs, transparency with Flock portals, giving money to ex-cons to keep them out of prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The big business of personal protection: How private security became a $50 billion industry  (CNBC) What are Olympia police doing to address recent gun violence downtown?  (The Olympian) Fort Worth violent crime drops sharply in 2026, Chief credits data technology and community partners  (WFAA) CRIME RATE Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It.  (Governing) Walmart, Target, and Kroger face new retail crime issue  (The Street) Baltimore nears lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years, but residents cite ot...

Youth curfew, real-time crime alerts for daycares, domestic violence call responses, crime declines, Norfolk homicide jump, civilianized safety practitioners, DC National Guard missing from crime data, domestic violence's hidden homicides, public drone dashboard in New Orleans, Fort Wayne PD asks for feedback on its transparency, police transparency, rehabilitation in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Greensboro City Council, police review youth curfew proposal, seek more crime data  (ABC 45) PBSO to register every county daycare for AWARE real-time crime alerts  (CBS 12) Montgomery mayor cites crime data decline, bond concerns at monthly briefing  (WSFA) SC ranks among top states for domestic violence. How do officers respond to these dangerous calls?  (The Post and Courier) CRIME RATE Overall number of hate crimes declines, but communities continue to be targeted  (Southern Poverty Law Center) Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It. (Govern...

Whistleblower lawsuit over MPD crime data, recovering stolen property, gun violence, public health emergency, ICE arrests, sex trafficking ring against county prosecutor, hacked WordPress sites running global crime ring, DeSantis says license plate readers out of control, surveillance tech, LAPD stops putting records online, transparency with police response to 2020 protests, prison safety and transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kirkland police recover more than $30K in stolen property across King County  (My Northwest) Veteran DC cop files $4M whistleblower lawsuit against MPD over crime data  (WJLA) Portsmouth takes new approach to gun violence, treating crime as a public health emergency  (13 News Now) ICE arrested a record number of people without criminal records in summer enforcement surge, new data shows  (CBS News) Neighbors shocked by sex trafficking ring charges against former Anoka County prosecutor (The Minnesota Star Tribune) CRIME RATE Experts war...