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Police background checks, facial recognition at NFL games, Columbus cyberattack, police commission and civilian review boards, CT reduces traffic stop racial profiling, post arrest DNA swabs, Real Time Crime Index is live, violence against teacher, ghost gun manufacturer shuttered, security robots, AI body cam tech, NJ law requires more transparency for sexual assault victims, body cam footage fees, transparency on bail decisions, and more... POLICE CONDUCT All Texas police officer licenses now searchable online  (KTAL) see also:  New Software Aims to Revamp the Police Background Check  (GovTech) and also:  Austin, police must end use of confidential police personnel file, judge rules  (Austin American Statesman) Las Vegas police refuse to comply with NFL facial recognition tech at games  (Red River Radio) Audit Calls Honolulu Police Commission’s Oversight ‘Inconsistent And Ineffective’  (Honolulu Civil Beat) see also:  Do Civilian Review Boards Work?  (Governing) Columbus fraternal or

FBI crime data reporting lacking, estimation procedures for missing FBI data, understanding policing in America, civilian policing, Clery Act compliance, Biden's Safer America Plan, storage for body cams, FOIA enforcer, the Visiting Room Project in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Johns Hopkins wants to change policing. Many fear it won’t work.  (The Washington Post) New policy, tracking system aids Clery Act compliance  (The University Record) See If Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.  (The Marshall Project) and also:  Accurate U.S. Crime Data Demands More State Participation  (NextGov) Estimation Procedures for Crimes in the United States Based on NIBRS Data  (FBI)  Understanding Policing in America: How Neighborhood and Individual Characteristics Influence Experiences with Police and Perspectives of Policing  (The Data Foundation) The acquisition of legitimacy

Accessibility to body cam footage, looking at misconduct record laws in all 50 states, policescorecard.org launches, crime jumps after policing reform then lowers, hate crimes on the rise, opioid crisis, tracing guns from violent crimes, technology used to track crime, fair and accurate recidivism forecasts, over half a million people with intellectual disabilities in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Acting U.S. Attorney recognizes police week, honors law enforcement who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in 2020  (Justice.gov) Knoxville police creates permanent team to build relationships in areas with higher violence rates  (WBIR) Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states  (Star Tribune) see also:  Get the Data on Policing in America. Get the Facts about US Police Departments  (PoliceScorecard.org) Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce Citizen Fatalities? Results of a Country-Wide Natural Experiment  (Springer Link) Police officer brings $1 million dollar law