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Mary's law in FL hides crime data and police use of force, collecting gun violence data, police installing cameras and license plate readers on roads, the facial recognition debate, using algorithms in the justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Cold but not forgotten: how a retired officer is helping solve dormant investigations  (KTVL News10) Santa Clara County clears rape kit backlog, says it has sped up processing  (The Mercury News) Police say clearance data tells more about crime incidents in Sioux Falls  (KELOLand.com) ‘It’s lunacy’: Pa. cops still busting plenty of people for pot despite de-criminalization, report says  (Pennlive.com) CRIME RATE Thirty Most Violent Cities Based On Crime Rate-2018-USDOJ  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Surge in Minnesota drug seizures reflects influence of cartels  (Star Tribune) Washington: Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data  (The Lewiston Tribune) Number of Idaho childhood sexual abuse cases at a 30-year hi

Criminal justice data for prison reform, regulating algorithms, Baltimore scrutiny, gun violence, Apple watch helps investigators, new mental health unit, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pugh says new police technology, changes to recruiting will continue to lower violence rates  (Baltimore Business Journal) St. Paul Police launch new Mental Health Unit  (KARE11) How heroin overdoses in the suburbs exposed Baltimore's corrupt police squad, the Gun Trace Task Force  (Baltimore Sun) To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google  (WRAL) Are America’s Police Getting an Unfair Rap?  (TheCrimeReport.org) Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs  (Governing) CRIME RATE Patriots’ Julian Edelman May Have Thwarted a School Shooting  (NYTimes) Multiple Cleveland homes sprayed with bullets Easter night  (Cleveland19) Guns are responsible for the largest share of U.S. homicides in over 80 years, federal mortality data shows  (WaPo) Firearm, Violent and Immigration Offenders Reoffe

Baltimore police department loses officers while facing corruption woes, mental health programs helps police, AI predicting crime debate continues, how transparent is your government, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Baltimore Mayor Pugh opposes state commission to investigate police corruption (Baltimore Sun) see also: Baltimore police had net gain of 4 officers in 2017, but hundreds lost in recent years, according to data (Baltimore Sun) Commish: Boston police bodycam pilot mostly successful (Boston Herald) Lincoln police study finds mental health referral program reduces crisis calls  (Journal Star) Assessing police use of force data with the help of the Police Foundation  (Sunlight Foundation) Why Social Media Plays an Important Role in Law Enforcement  (InPublicSafety.com) CRIME RATE Proposed bill aims to change how DUIs are reported across U.S.  (WMC) U.S. attorney meeting with community partners for crime reduction project  (GainesvilleTimes.com) QUIZ: Do You Know