SpotCrime Weekly Reads: body cams, campus safety, DNA testing
Effectiveness of body cams, campus safety, DNA testing, domestic violence and gun violence crackdown, debating AI in policing continues, FBI hate crimes, plea deals lead to lower sentencing, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Virginia police dog dubbed hero after finding children lost in woods 'within 15 minutes' (Fox News) Time, money and a ‘culture shift:’ How three California police departments overhauled their policies (Sacramento Bee) Do civil forfeiture cases always hit their mark? (WMBF) Tampa police officers accused of throwing away drugs, turning off body cameras (WTSP) see also: Police body cameras aren't having the effects many expected (Governing) Sand Lake (MI) shuts down police department (WOOD) Complaint filed against Harford County sheriff after legal aid attorney was detained after a sheriff insisted he was the client in the case and not the attorney (WBAL) Newly released emails show Roanoke police chief is critical of critics (WSLS) Senat