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Former police chief facing charges over KS newspaper raid, police misconduct laws, CT ticket scandal, unmarked cruisers, campuses fail to report crime, crime and punishment in DC, Surgeon General's declaration on gun violence, Cleveland's summer of safety, drug use and criminality, Austin 911 system hacked, AI and crime analysis, encrypting police radios, Houston chief vows transparency, crime data transparency, AI in criminal justice, family incarceration and children's health, pregnant women in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid  (NPR) Little progress on police misconduct laws  (Cape Gazette) see also:  Police misconduct database offers too limited a look at disciplinary histories, critics say  (New Jersey Monitor) Feds Close Criminal Probe into Connecticut Ticket Data Scandal  (GovTech) Columbia Looks to Give Campus Police Arresting Power After Protests  (Wall Street Journal) One CT legisl

Should schools have SROs, mental health unit for crisis calls, gentrification and murders by youths, gun violence during the pandemic, connection between debt and crime risk, new HHS task force to prevent human trafficking, drones and robocops, Anton's Law transparency survey, steep fees for body cam footage, school to prison pipeline, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Third Denver police officer has been suspended for using excessive force during the 2020 protests  (Denverite) Should every school have a police officer?  (Virginia Mercury) Hochul focuses on stopping illegal guns coming from other states  (WGRZ) see also:  Spending, Crime Top Lawmakers' Agendas for 2022 Session  (USNews) Ferriday Police Dept. deactivated until further notice, sheriff’s office says  (KNOE) Leon County Sheriff’s Office establishes mental health unit for crisis calls  (WCTV) CRIME RATE ‘There’s something wrong when Jackson’s murder rate is higher than Atlanta,’ official says  (Clarion Ledger) The Influenc

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