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Mental health crisis response teams, police transparency, gun violence in rural America, domestic violence, homicides decrease, international Epstein arrests and investigations, youth violence, modernizing emergency dispatch, Ring and Flock partnerships, surveillance concerns, transparency in police use of force policies, AI in policing, AI addresses safety and rehab in prison, women and the death penalty, juvenile justice data, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mental health crisis response team to launch in April  (Idaho Mountain Express) Wichita Falls police chief vows transparency amid criticism  (KFDX) CRIME RATE Crime Hits a 50-Year Low, Unless an Abuser Sleeps Beside You  (Psychology Today) Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic  (Center for American Progress) Feeling unsafe in neighborhoods may predict lower cognition and more mental health symptoms  (Medical Express) Homicides in California Have Decreased Dramatically  (Publ...

Beautification efforts to reduce violent crime, gun safety policies, gun homicides drop, campus crime drop, juvenile shooting victims decrease, police expand use of AI in Laredo, drones, police use of force transparency, community trust, police accountability, mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hawaii island’s new chief discusses his policing approach, priorities  (Star Advertiser) Amended complaint adds felony charges against Greenfield police chief  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) CRIME RATE Philadelphia’s city beautification efforts could reduce violent crime, Penn researchers say  (The Daily Pennsylvanian) Gun Safety Policies Save Lives. Which states have the ideal laws to prevent gun violence?  (Everytown for Gun Safety) see also:  The Science of Gun Policy A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States, Fifth Edition  (RAND) Tucson gun homicides dropped nearly 20% in 2025, officials say  (Ar...

Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide  (Hyde Park Herald) Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions  (Springer Link) Virginia lawmakers push for federal database on police misconduct costs  (WVVA) Former Capitol Police chief talks about the increase in threats against lawmakers  (WCBU) Mountain View officials allege federal, state agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent  (ABC7) Phoenix Police receives certification for new crime records system  (Daily Independent) They help police with mental health...

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Minnesota shooting sparks renewed focus on police use-of-force training in WNC  (WLOS) UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national probes under single police force  (ABC News) LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change  (LA Times) CRIME RATE Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research  (The Hill) Violent crime is down in Minneapolis, but police overtime is up amid ICE surge. The department logged about $3 million in overtime for five days in which officers’ days off had to be canceled.  (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across t...

Cellphone location data, pregnancy prosecutions, Santa Cruz cuts license plate readers, crime decreasing, murder rates plummet, how criminals get guns, zero dollar bail policy on crime, legal sports betting linked to increase in violent crime, AI and predictive policing, license plate readers and privacy concerns, transparency and accountability are not anti-law enforcement, death in jails, death penalty, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Supreme Court agrees to decide if police can seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations  (CNN) Pregnancy prosecutions are on the rise  (Axios) Santa Cruz cuts Flock cameras over data sharing concerns with agencies like ICE  (KMPH) CRIME RATE Colorado crime decreased in almost every category during 1st half of 2025: Report  (KDVR) The Impact of California’s Zero Dollar Bail Policy On Crime  (Springer Nature Link) How Criminals Get Their Guns  (Vital City) Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest ...

Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pensacola police chief finalists face public on budget, community ties, transparency  (WEAR) Little Rock police chief addresses city crime trends, community trust, and use of technology  (THV11) CRIME RATE Atlanta records lowest homicide total since 2018, officials say  (CBS News) Commission on Crime and Delinquency Launches New Website Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking  (PA.gov) How many school shootings in 2025?  (Riedman Report) How to calm political violence, according to psychologists  (American Psychological Association) Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chic...