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Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix looks at grants to help track crime and officers' use of force  (ABC15) see also:  Virginia Beach police chief offers crime stats, technology and staffing updates  (13NewsNow) and also:  New Atlanta database details use of force incidents involving police  (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Asheville Police Department Chief Zack: Exodus of officers has slowed to a 'trickle'  (Citizen Times) Orlando Police Department needs to fix gaps in data collection, force policies, consultants say  (Orlando Sentinel) Miami Beach police ordered to stop enforcing law used to charge only black bystanders filming cops after slew of proble...

Community policing efforts and foot patrols increase, criminal justice reform debates around crime rate, secret surveillance cameras placed and removed by Lake County (FL) Sheriff, transparency surrounding gunshot detection demanded in ABQ, restorative justice and foster care-to-prison pipeline for youth, misconceptions about police reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix police can't fill at least 1,035 vacant positions, putting our safety at risk  (AZ Central) Watchdog Group: Aurora Police Department Needs To Improve Use-Of-Force Training, Hiring And Data Collection  (CPR News) Build Public Trust, Florida Police Chiefs Association Urges In Report On Better Policing  (WUSF) Burlington public safety study highlights desire for social services and police oversight, training  (VTDigger)  University of Iowa shifts focus to student well-being in re-imagining campus safety  (The Gazette) Mayor: Minneapolis PD will no longer conduct 'pretextual' traffic stops ...

Body cam rollout and transparency delay, gunshot detection effectiveness, white collar crime prosecutions decline, officer wrongdoing investigations plummet after body cams, police surveillance, Dallas crime fighting plan results, taking away access to physical mail from prisoners, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Scottsdale police open internal affairs investigation after woman was falsely accused  (AZ Central) Investigations into officer wrongdoing plummet following the adoption of body cams  (First Coast News) Appeals court reverses itself, rules in Boynton case that people can videotape police  (Palm Beach Post) Governor’s Policing Surge In Jackson May Not Prevent Violence, Address Causes  (Jackson Free Press) CRIME RATE Indianapolis leaders look to more data, community outreach in effort to reduce violent crime  (FOX59) see also:  CRIME MAPPING: Tracking homicides across Indianapolis  (FOX59)  White-Collar Crime Prosecutions Continue 20-Year Declin...

Re-directing no threat 911 calls, mental health unit works toward de-escalation, homicide rate surge may be over, fixing vacancies to reduce gun violence, police use virtual reality for de-escalation training, report urges transparency with internal affairs department, navigating life after incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pilot program designed to redirect no-threat 911 calls from Columbus police showing promise, officials say  (The Columbus Dispatch) see also:  Police Aren’t Needed for 49% of 911 Calls: Seattle Report  (TheCrimeReport.org) COVID-19: Law enforcement deaths. Tracking the coronavirus-related deaths of U.S. police officers and other LE personnel  (PoliceOne) BPD's Mental Heath Unit responds to 100+ calls since its inception, works to de-escalate crisis  (KXXV) Chicago Police Department opts for go-slow approach to redeploy cops  (Chicago Sun Times) U.S. Police Academies Overemphasize “Warrior” Training of New Officers  (Academia...