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Baltimore consent decree agreement reached, de-escalation policy, FBI FOIA requests, body cams, and more...
Major U.S. Police Groups Agree on De-Escalation Policy (TheCrimeReport)
Baltimore, Justice Department reach consent decree agreement on police reform (Baltimore Sun)
Suspected Orlando Cop Killer Markeith Loyd in Custody (NBC News)
Police across the country looked at Standing Rock as a sort of law enforcement laboratory (MuckRock)
CRIME RATE
26% of Gun Homicides in Areas With 1.5% of U.S. Population (TheCrimeReport)
10 killed, 29 wounded in Chicago MLK Day weekend shootings (ChicagoSunTimes)
Wife of Orlando Gunman Is Charged Under Antiterrorism Laws (NYTimes)
New FBI data sheds light on one of San Antonio's most violent years on record (MySanAntonio.com)
Why Do We Criminalize Young Victims of Sex Trafficking? (TheCrimeReport)
Fighting Sex Trafficking Is Harder Than It Seems (Governing)
How an ‘abuse-deterrent’ drug created the heroin epidemic (WaPo)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
FBI quietly decides all FOIA requests over 50 pages are “complex” (MuckRock)
‘CRIM-TECH’
L.A. Sheriff's Department to begin using drones to respond to bomb threats, hostage crises (LATimes)
NYPD Officers Offered More Pay To Wear Body Cameras (HuffPo)
Police Body Cams: What’s In, What’s Out (TheCrimeReport)
Rochester police and community 'like' Facebook (Fosters.com)
Future-Proofing Justice: Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights (RAND Corp)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
Should Social Media Be Banned in Prison? (PewTrusts)
Past Due: Examining the Costs and Consequences of Charging for Justice in New Orleans (Vera Institute)
Why Are There So Many People in Jail in Scranton, PA? (Vera Institute)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Statue filled with 50+ pounds of meth seized by customs officers (Cincinnati.com)
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