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The pandemic crime rate, cyberattacks on the rise, big tech gets help from police to collect data on residents, data helps address wildlife crime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Denver Police study crime trends from the last recession to prepare for the current economic climate  (9News) Denton Police Get Creative With Public Safety in COVID-19 World  (NBC DFW) Stop calling 911 to report social distancing violations, cops across the US say  (Charlotte Observer) LMPD policies on 'no-knock' warrants, body cams change amid outcry over Breonna Taylor death  (WLKY) CRIME RATE How the pandemic upended crime patterns  (City Metric) Amid pandemic, crime dropped in many U.S. cities, but not all  (Washington Post) New research analyzes 40+ years of Alaska homicide data for first time, providing unprecedented look at homicides in the state since 1976  (Anchorage Press) Gun crimes and gun deaths at highest levels in a decade  (NZHerald) Why arrests plummeted durin...

Coronavirus continues to effect domestic violence, crime on subways, a call for researchers to embrace open crime data, looking at effectiveness and equity, GA no longer allows private companies to copyright the law, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Policing during a pandemic (Part 1): A new normal  (CCX Media) Life as a prosecutor during coronavirus: People spitting at grocery clerks, telling police they have COVID-19 during arrests  (CPR News) Effectiveness vs equity in policing: Is a tradeoff inevitable?  (Academia.edu) Baltimore police have seized 165 illegal firearms, arrested 19 murder suspects during coronavirus state of emergency  (CBS Baltimore) RPD, other agencies tracking calls for service over groups larger than 10  (WDBJ) Thousands of criminal charges delayed during the pandemic, Maricopa County data shows  (AZCentral) COVID-19: PGPD temporarily suspends beard policy and issues N95 masks to officers  (WJLA) CRIME RATE Not every...

Protecting police against COVID19, domestic violence rises, some cities see increase in violent crime during pandemic, some cities using pandemic to ignore FOIA, flattening the curve in prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 3 NYPD officers die within hours of each other due to coronavirus  (FOX35) What policing during the pandemic reveals about crime rates and arrests  (PBS) Police Protection and COVID-19: The Secrecy That Surrounds It  (FoxBaltimore) CRIME RATE Seattle-area police blotters from 1918 pandemic and 2020 coronavirus: Which is which?  (Seattle Times) Car tracking data reveals massive fall in crime  (GADGET) Armed thieves are capitalizing on the fact that everyone’s now wearing masks in public  (Quartz) Rise in violent crime in Jacksonville despite more people staying at home  (ActionNewsJax) see also:  Portland Shootings Increase Despite Stay At Home Order  (OPB) and also:  Motor Vehicle Thefts Rise in New York...

Domestic violence increases during pandemic, police see more calls for mental health, some cities crime rate stays the same, cyber attacks and scams increasing during pandemic, using cellphone data to track coronavirus, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Montgomery County Sheriff: Mental health calls up 81 percent since COVID-19 outbreak  (WDTN) Coronavirus California: Grisly work of crime scene cleaners changes due to COVID-19 pandemic  (ABC7News) Justice Department researchers: Mass shootings 'elusive as they are disruptive'  (Washington Times) CRIME RATE 'I have corona, you’re going to die' - police release shocking bodycam footage. Three men were jailed  (Bristol Post) see also:  Criminals continue to use coronavirus as a weapon against police after four thugs are jailed for spitting, coughing or sneezing on officers during lockdown  (Daily Mail) and also  Texas police searching for woman ‘willfully spreading’ COVID-19  (The Grio) After Th...

Crime rate changes during the pandemic, fines and ankle monitors for coronavirus violations, downsides of relying on predictive policing outlined by DOJ, looking at surveillance of citizens to fight pandemic, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A Minnesota trooper pulled over a doctor for speeding. Then he gave her his N95 medical masks  (CNN) A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive  (CNN) Kentucky puts ankle monitors on coronavirus patients who break quarantine  (Global News) and also:  Six months in jail, $11,000 fine for leaving home without a 'reasonable excuse’  (The Sydney Morning Herald) What to expect on patrol during the COVID-19 pandemicA BOLO for five call types officers may respond to during the current national emergency  (PoliceOne) 'Blue wall of silence': When the sexual assault suspect is a police officer  (Star Tribune) Flood of retired Norfolk police officers offer services in wake of corona...

Some cities see crime rate decline due to coronavirus, police limit interaction with public, online police reporting programs launch nationwide, gun and ammo sales soar, heightened surveillance during the pandemic, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The coronavirus, crime and law enforcement responses  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Police work goes on as people shelter in place  (Santa Fe New Mexican) Local law enforcement agencies take steps to limit public contact  (VTDigger) Police foundation launches tool to track virus impact on cops  (TheCrimeReport.org) Police officers rescued a girl’s birthday. Their kind act was found two months later on body cameras.  (Washington Post) CRIME RATE What LA looks like on lockdown  (Crosstown) On top of everything, restaurants are becoming burglary targets  (RestaurantBusinessOnline.com) INSIGHT: The Hidden Magic of Mandatory Crime Reporting Laws  (Bloomberg Law) U.S. cybersecurity experts see recent spik...

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...