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POLICE CONDUCT

Polive officer helps homeless man shave in parking lot before job interview. Man gets job offer. (Newsweek)

How Police Are Changing Lineups to Avoid False IDs (Governing)

Are civilian oversight agencies actually holding police accountable? (Urban.org)

Feds want reimbursement for Gwinnett sheriff’s $70K muscle car (AJC)

2018 Mid-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report (NLEOMF.org)

Entire Blandford Police Department resigns, effective immediately (WWLP) see also Entire North Carolina police department suspended after arrest of chief, lieutenant (News3LV)

CRIME RATE

More Schools Are Buying ‘Active-Shooter’ Insurance Policies (Wall Street Journal)

All your questions about 3D guns answered (CNN)

DC police collect 1,000 illegal guns as homicide rate climbs (WTOP)

'CRIM-TECH'

Data says tech is helping convict criminals (TechHQ)

Hack of D.C. police cameras was part of ransomware scheme, prosecutors say (WaPo)

Investigators turn to Fitbit data for clues about missing Iowa college student (CBS News)

Cop cameras can track you in real-time and there’s no stopping them (FastCompany)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2016-18  (DOJ)

PRISON REFORM

Oklahoma justice reform initiative paying dividends (NewsOK)

Can you change how criminals think? Chicago hopes behavioral therapy can cut gun violence (USAToday)

The DNA didn’t match. The witnesses weren’t sure. But the prosecution persisted. (ProPublica)

The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison (Pew)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

A pig named 'Dumplin' possibly thwarted a home burglary (WBTV)

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