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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police chiefs, transparency and accountability

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Police layoffs transparency, police civilian oversight board, police chief contract, disciplinary records kept secret, police chief search, gang activity in the Twin Cities, hate crimes, scam based human trafficking, guns stolen from vehicles, the double edged sword of video technology, police transparency and accountability, police scanner transparency, police custody death raises questions, Florida's prison zoo, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Former Hollister police employees call for transparency after layoffs  (KSBW) Police Civilian Oversight Board Completes Evaluation of Interim Independent Police Monitor  (CityofMadison.com) St. Louis Police Chief’s New Contract Sparks Dispute  (STL News) Over $330K in illegal drugs seized across Virginia in one week: VSP (WRIC) 7News finds unfunded law keeping MPD disciplinary records secret amid crime data scandal  (WJLA) Accountability, transparency prioritized by residents as search for KCPD police chief continues (KCTV5) CRI...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Juvenile crime, AI, police transparency

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Crime rate, drug and gun seizures, young people and gun violence, police in schools, surveillance, AI submits false tip, criminal justice deploying AI faster than rules around it, drone as first responder, police transparency dashboard, use of force, transparency surrounding gifted police dog, problems with lethal injection, women's mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT After survey finds crime no longer top worry, NOPD touts progress  (WWLTV) New federal report reveals massive drug and gun seizures across western Virginia (29News) Mamdani orders NYPD to review use-of-force practices, increase transparency (City and State NY) CRIME RATE What the Data Say About Young People and Gun Violence  (Annie E Casey Foundation) Data shows violent crime dropping in Minnesota despite recent concerns about gang violence  (CBS News) For Texas Schoolchildren, Minor Misbehavior Can Mean Criminal Charges  (NY Times) CRIM-TECH Hundreds of police, government & home camera...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Intimate partner violence, NYC crime, police transparency

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Public safety subcommittee formed in Tempe, police involved mental health crises, impact of police presence on arrests and violent crime, intimate partner violence, record low NYC crime numbers, how tech is reshaping violence, AI software to draft crime reports, driverless patrol cars, real-time police discipline transparency dashboards in MA, $2.5 million FOIA bill for one cop’s files, prison healthcare systems in AZ, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Tempe forms public safety subcommittee to rebuild trust in police  (State Press) Fear, Mistrust, and Harm in Police-Involved Mental Health Crises  (Mad in America) CRIME RATE Downtown crime data shows impact of police presence on arrests and violent crime  (KOMU) Violent crime is falling. Intimate Partner Violence is not. What can be done?  (Police Executive Research Forum) Risk Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration Among Adult Men: The Role of Problematic Pornography Consumption, Sexual Consent, and Rape M...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police accountability, violence, crime rate

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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...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Unarmed 911 teams, cash bail, license plate readers

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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...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violence against women, real time crime centers, precrimes

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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...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime rate, private security, Flock transparency

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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...
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