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Traffic stops and searches, yearly crime stats, police certification and licenses, school shootings, cyber crimes, NCII and sextortion, Snapchat sued by New Mexico AG, social media facilitates violence, AI and police report writing speed, updating 911 dispatch systems, gun shot detection software, Capitol Police watchdog reports, centralizing criminal justice data, bail reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Lawsuit Forces Release of Operation Rolling Thunder Records  (Institute for Justice) Why doesn’t the Austin Police Department publish yearly reports on the crimes it solves?  (Austin Monitor) News outlets take fight for access to police certification database to Colorado Supreme Court  (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) see also:  All Texas police officer licenses now searchable online  (KXAN) CRIME RATE The precedent-setting push to hold parents responsible for school shootings  (Vox) see also:  Children and teens are more likely to die by...

Officers facing more stress, social workers a game changer in police departments, relationship between crime and tree canopy, FBI flawed hate crimes count, policing pregnancy, Massachusetts gun law enforcement, criminal justice reforms, Portland police new procedures regarding release of information, bail system reforms in New Jersey, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Officers facing more stress due to increase in call volume, chief says  (Moose Jaw Today) How social workers have become a 'game-changer' for CT police departments  (CT Insider) Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop  (NPR) St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back.  (ProPublica) Cal Poly Pomona president allegedly interfered with campus criminal investigations  (Daily Bulletin) CRIME RATE Analyzing the relationship between crime and tree canopy in Austin, Texas  (The University of Arizona) Over 7,000 hate ...

Police suicides, use of force tracking, body cams, 2021 homicide numbers, police use of AI, facial recognition tech used to identify insurrectionists, did bail reform work or fail, crime prediction tech, COIVD outbreaks in jail, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Florida sheriff hopes suicides of 2 deputies is ‘catalyst for change’  (NBC News) New use-of-force tracking system moves Tennessee in right direction  (TN Coalition for Open Government) Police Don’t Need a Warrant to Pull Personal Data from Cars  (Governing) Vicksburg cops without body cameras can be suspended 5 days  (The Herald) see also:  St. Louis County Sheriff's View: Body-worn cameras reduce use-of-force incidents  (Duluth News Tribune) Fort Worth 911 Response Times Fall Short of Goals: Audit  (Governing) D.C. Police Tried To Fire 24 Current Officers For ‘Criminal Offenses.’ A Powerful Panel Blocked Nearly Every One, Documents Show  (DCist) CRIME RATE Why More American Children Are Dying b...

Coronoavirus affecting first responders, using AI ethically to fight crime, geofencing warrants, open data makes safer cities, coronavirus upends justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Miami Beach Commissioner Asks if City Should Infect First Responders With Coronavirus  (Miami New Times) Concerns about virus are changing how police respond to non-emergency calls  (KBTX) Video Appears To Show Louisiana Cop Planting ‘Crack’ On Handcuffed Black Suspect  (NewsOne.com) CRIME RATE Kansas City Looks To Florida For Help Solving Its Gun Violence Problem  (WUNC) CRIM-TECH How AI is being used to help fight crime  (Engineering and Technology) see also:  Cops need to come clean on predictive policing of 250,000 people  (The Bristol Cable) Coming to terms with biometrics in policing  (The Hindu) Data from man's ankle bracelet led police to charge him as an armed home invader, but court says that was unconstitutional  (Univer...

Coronavirus scams, bail reform connected to increase in crime, AI, video surveillance, facial recognition, more officers needed for more foot patrols, and more... POLICE CONDUCT What Law Enforcement Personnel Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  (CDC) Florida deputy comforts child whose parents crashed their car, took off without her  (WTHR) Man arrested compliments deputies for being 'polite' and 'professional,' Florida sheriff says  (Fox35 Orlando) Myrtle Beach police hope to combat crime hot spots with $1.5M grant  (WBTW) Study finds SFPD patrol staffing ‘severely inadequate’  (SF Examiner) CRIME RATE Criminals Cash In on Coronavirus. Hospitals from Italy to Japan have reported disappearing inventories of newly precious masks and hand sanitizer  (WSJ) Does Bail Reform Increase Crime? An Empirical Assessment of the Public Safety Implications of Bail Reform in Cook County, Illinois  (SSRN) see also:  846 new cri...

Marsy's law fails transparency, bail reform is working, gun database failures, effectiveness of body cams, safe schools, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Marsy’s Law Is a Gift to Bad Cops  (reason.com) see also:  Jacksonville police will no longer tell you where some crimes occurred or who the victims are  (Jacksonville.com) Co-opting the Police: What can be done about “Profiling by Proxy?”  (TheHill.com) When “Violent Offenders” Commit Nonviolent Crimes Embezzlement and selling drugs near a school are among the offenses some states classify as violent.  (The Marshall Project) Are police body cameras helping or hurting?  (12News) This Colorado sheriff is willing to go to jail rather than enforce a proposed gun law  (CNN) Highway Officials Warn of Spike in Motorists Hitting, Killing State Troopers  (Wall Street Journal) CRIME RATE 3 big reasons it's so hard to tell just how violent the world's most violent cities are  (Business Insid...

DNA testing is coming in handy to solve crimes, robots commit more crimes than humans by 2040, community policing, bail reform reduces crime rate, AI crime prediction software gets a closer look, body cam transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?  (NYTimes) New Hamilton police chief focuses on community aspect of policing  (CommunityNews.org) LCSO Debuts 'Real Time Crime Center,' Allowing Analysts To Monitor Video Feeds Across County  (WJCT) Boston Police Chief Unleashes on ACLU After Officers’ Integrity Gets Questioned  (The Western Journal) For framing innocent black men, a Florida police chief gets three years in prison  (Miami Herald) CRIME RATE Stay Cool: A Warmer Winter Means More Crime, Warns Study  (StudyFinds.org) School Threat App Sees Wide Adoption in Suffolk County, N.Y.  (Government Technology) 'Home is most likely place for women to get killed', new UN st...

Police fleeing the force, schools spending money on active shooter insurance, Ceasefire program curbs gun violence, poverty leads to more crime, bail reform, opioids killing rural areas, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mobile ballistics program links active and cold cases, other crimes in Mississippi  (Clarion Ledger) The militarization of police does not reduce crime  (Pacific Standard) Kentucky police officer gets $300K in whistleblower lawsuit  (WKYT) Proactive policing declines as officers flee the force  (The News & Advance) CRIME RATE Economists: More Guns, Not the Crack Epidemic, Drove ’90s Murder Boom  (The Daily Beast) Study: Oakland’s multi-faceted Ceasefire program curbs shootings, homicides  (The Mercury News) As green space went up, crime went down in poor neighborhoods  (Crain's) see also:  The Geography of Urban Violence  (CityLab) and also:  High poverty, high crime rate  (The Pueblo Chieftain) Pred...

Bail reform, increase in violent crime, NYPDs break from proactive policing, NCAA bribes, IoT and AI in policing, blockchain policing tech, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Baltimore Drops Nearly 300 Cases Due To Alleged Misconduct (CBS Baltimore) Authorities call for better mental health care in justice system (FOX9) Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board votes against CMPD for first time ever (Charlotte Observer) Judicial Council committee mulls avenues to improving Kansas’ asset forfeiture system (CJOnline.com) In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’ (LATimes) This AI reads the news to keep tabs on US police shootings (NewScientist) CRIME RATE FBI: Violent crime increases for second straight year (USAToday) More people were arrested last year over pot than for murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — combined (WaPo) 4 NCAA Basketball Coaches, Adidas Executive Charged in Bribe Scheme (NBC News) POLI...