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Sheriff office cheating scandal, Cincinnati chief placed on administrative leave, law enforcement leaders annual awards, reported crime may be falling, fentanyl seizures, Ceasefire Virginia, gunshots down in Detroit, effect of street lighting on public safety, AI used to find traits of serial killers, AI police surveillance, automated license plate readers, RoboCop car that can release drones, Phoenix police data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hillsborough sheriff’s colonels resign in wake of cheating scandal  (Tampa Bay Times) Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets  (Governing) Auburn Police cut off feature after report of Border Patrol camera access  (Auburn Examiner) Cincinnati police chief placed on administrative leave  (WLWT) Closing the Case: Michigan’s Push to Solve Violent Crime  (R Street) National Policing Institute Honors Outstanding Law Enforcement Leaders with Annual Awards  (National Policing Institute) CRIME RATE Reported Crime...

Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents  (Science Direct) It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force  (Governing) Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board  (MassLive) Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep  (R Street) Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board  (KERA) CRIME RATE New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings  (PsyPost) The Influen...

FBI axes partnership with SPLC, FOP pressures police chief, DC crime trends, political violence, criminal charges in child abuse cases, unusual approach to gun regulation, the evolving business of crime, juvenile homicides, license plate readers, AI and the business of crime, ICE raids, prison land sale transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT FBI axes partnership with civil rights watchdog SPLC  (Axios) Long-time Dallas Senior Corporal Officer arrested for third-degree felony theft  (Fox4News) Dover police chief under pressure from Fraternal Order of Police, community  (Delaware Online) CRIME RATE Re-Evaluating Washington DC's Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) Crime Data Expert Reveals To Judiciary Committee Why The U.S. Is Seeing Record-Low Crime Rates  (Forbes YouTube) What We Know About Political Violence in America  (FactCheck.org) Criminal charges not filed in 38% of child abuse and neglect deaths, new DCS data reveals  (WRTV) Illinois Considers Unusu...

Police data, expanding public safety workforce, tax increases to strengthen public safety, TN crime lab backlog, cyber crime economy, juvenile crime, US lowest murder rate, FBI collects non fatal shooting data, toll of lethal gun violence, using technology to solve crimes faster, facial recognition technology, NJ and police transparency, Minneapolis transparency, campus police secrecy at private colleges, America's aging prison population, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Quiet Revolution. Why Data Became the Most Important Tool in the Field  (IACP Police Chief Magazine) Moss Point PD to lose chief, more than half its officers. Here’s why, and what’s next  (The Sun Herald) Expanding the Public Safety Workforce  (American Progress) Milwaukee Mayor’s Twin Public Safety Puzzles  (Governing) Des Moines City Council looks to tax increases to strengthen public safety response  (Waterland Blog) Tennessee crime lab at max capacity, backlog to grow without intervention: Re...

Police staffing, police review boards and commissions, budget cuts, police team with mental health professionals, murder rate lowers, fighting crime, violence against women, AI could help report suspicious activity, license plate readers, police drones, police oversight lacking transparency, women in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Seattle police chief sees progress in hiring, response to violent crimes  (KOMO) Head of Newburgh Police Community Relations Review Board says it should be an independent agency  (Mid Hudson News) see also:  Amid public concern, East Lansing council delays decision on changes to police oversight commission  (Michigan Advance) Since 2020, Civilians Respond to 911 Calls in 10 Times as Many Cities  (Governing) Kissimmee police deputy chief put on leave amid investigation  (News6) Michigan State Police face deep budget cuts  (9and10news.com) Police officers to team up with mental-health professional for crisis calls  (Au...

Police chief settlement transparency, police jurisdiction, police response times, domestic terrorism, undocumented immigrants and crime, DC crime rate, cashless bail, murders and homicides, serial killers, police cameras, police drones, police oversight, open data, crime data, transparency laws, gun crime, violent crime, household member incarceration effects, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Audit finds Charlotte lacked transparency in $305,000 police chief settlement  (MyFox8) How does US law enforcement work? Who has jurisdiction?  (USA Facts) Fresno Police response times range from minutes to hours, chief Casto vows change  (ABC30) DOJ Deletes Its Own Study From Website Showing ‘Far More’ Domestic Terrorism Committed by ‘Far-Right Extremists’  (The Guardian) CRIME RATE Public safety alliance launches Nashville crime stats dashboard  (The Tennessean) In Washington, the obvious thing is probably true  (The Economist) see also:  Prosecutors already have dro...

Police staffing shortages, police partnerships, body cams, police records database, officer involved shootings, lowering the crime rate, sexual extortion, license plate readers, deepfake abuse, radio encryption, public affairs websites, crime data, police podcast, prison education outcomes, death in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police Departments Lower Education Standards Due to Staff Shortages  (Governing) Gov. Moore restores state partnership with Baltimore Police Department  (CBS News) New database makes once-secret police records accessible to the public  (Stanford Report) New Partnerships in Cincinnati Focus on Public Safety, Criminal Justice  (Ohio.gov) Transparency, more police resources outlined in city leaders' new 'Safer Louisville' plan  (WDRB) Arvin launches search for new police chief, aims for transparency  (Bakersfield Now) LAPD officer-involved shootings up nearly 50%  (ABC7) CRIME RATE How Seattle-area transit is pushing back aga...

Police oversight boards, misconduct lawsuits, DOJ oversight, solving homicides, gun crime hot spots, crime rate, domestic violence linked to other violent crime and recidivism, DNA techniques, AI in non emergency calls, police transparency, locking down police radio traffic, value of in-person prison visits for children, prison health care costs, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board  (WBUR) Chicago Spent $231.2M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 7 Months, Nearly Triple Year’s Budget: Records  (WTTW) DOJ to Oversee Torrance Police Department’s Reforms to Address Discrimination  (Vanguard News Group) How San Jose Police Solve So Many Homicides  (Governing) The Legal Limits of Deploying the National Guard in Unwilling Cities  (Governing) Wichita Police Department uses data to target gun crime hot spots  (The Wichita Eagle) Gov. Newsom wants to expand CHP crime crackdown statewid...

Military equipment usage, community engagement, FBI monthly crime data, data drive early intervention, license plate cameras, DC crime, police drones, police transparency, crime reduction, DC data dilemma, open crime data, youth confinement, prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Santa Ana Police Department addresses inefficiently reporting military equipment usage  (UC Irvine New University) Community wants answers after 5 Okemah Police officers were fired or resigned  (Fox23) UToledo Police Prioritize Campus Safety, Community Engagement  (UToledo.edu) CRIME RATE The 10 Do's and 500 Don'ts of the FBI's New Monthly Crime Data  (Jeff-alytics) Data-driven early intervention strategies could revolutionize Philly’s approach to crime prevention  (The Conversation) Shelby County officials urge TBI to audit MPD crime statistics  (ABC24) Bowser reports 'significant' drop in crime during federal surge, pushes for more MPD officers  (WUSA) see also:  What’s cri...

DC under the microscope, overtime pay, NJ police conduct, FBI begins releasing monthly data, violent crime rate in Baltimore and Houston, data driven early intervention, body cams, AI in policing, transparency from ICE, drone footage, extreme heat in prison, the difference between jail and prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In Battle Over D.C. Police, Federal Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Crime Data  (NYTimes) see also:  Evaluating Crime Reporting in Washington, DC  (Jeff-alytics) and also:  Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate  (PolitiFact) and finally:  ‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown  (The Washington Post) Austin spends millions on overtime pay for police officers. The city is scaling that back.  (KUT) When Punishers Profit, People are More Likely to Break the Rules  (UCSD.edu) It’s easier now to track data on NJ police conduct, exc...

Police reform, accountability and transparency, police discipline cases, shootings and homicides, DC crime trends, nutrition labels for AI, ShotSpotter speeds response times, drone policies, license plate reader transparency, FL corrections uses AI, unjust pretrial detention, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Dover Community Gathers to Discuss Police Reform and Accountability  (WBOC) Massachusetts State Police chief gets to specifics on accountability and transparency  (The Lawton Constitution) Appellate court rules Chicago police discipline cases should remain public  (Abc7 Chicago) CRIME RATE Did New York City Record Its Lowest Number of Shootings and Homicides in the First Half of 2025?  (New York Focus) Assessing DC's Violent Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) see also:  Crime in Washington, DC: What You Need to Know  (Council on Criminal Justice) Crime is dropping fast in Syracuse. Police chief says it’s a snowball effect  (Syracuse.com) CRIM-TECH Motorol...

De-escalation tactics, CA police misconduct database, Honolulu police chief quits, disbanding police departments, murder plunge, crime drop, drop in shootings, SNAP disbursement and crime incidence, live facial recognition deployment, police drones, predictive crime, big data and generative AI, crime data transparency, how many people die in custody, prisons ink deals with ICE, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Spokane Police Chief Hall discusses officer-involved shootings, de-escalation tactics and city crime data  (KHQ) California police misconduct records now available in public database  (Cal Matters) Ithaca police officer consistently broke rules. Then he sued his union for racial bias.  (Observer Dispatch) Former Honolulu Police Chief Says Mayor’s Threats Led Him To Quit  (Honolulu Civil Beat) Wisconsin village considers disbanding police department, contracting with county  (Wisconsin Public Radio) CRIME RATE Murder Officially Plunged in 2024 That and more takea...

Police officer arrested by ICE, community outreach, citizens academy, decline in gun violence, crime rates falling, AI facial recognition, police surveillance, gunshot detection, license plate readers, tech disrupting trafficking, cold case technology, transparency in juvenile cases, body camera footage transparency, death penalty, NY prisons understaffed, prepping inmates for real world jobs, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work  (AP) Baltimore County police continue community outreach with Cops and Kids Basketball Camp  (WBAL) Kentwood Police Department revives citizens academy to boost community engagement and transparency  (Fox17) Lauderdale County town goes without police department for months  (Fox 13 Memphis) Charges dropped against former East Lyme police chief  (NBC CT) WITN Investigates: Washington police chief removed from position  (WITN) CRIME RATE New CDC Da...

Police misconduct records, homicide and violent crime fall, explaining the murder decline, Ring and Citizen share video with police, Virginia Beach letting AI answer calls, AI chatbots writing crime reports, predictive policing, police transparency difficult for smaller NY agencies, police transparency, Oklahoma prisons harness AI, sending books behind bars, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kissimmee Chief’s 1st 100 days lays groundwork for future transparency  (Osceola News Gazette) Ex-officer Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor's death  (ABC News) Can NY police departments legally destroy their police misconduct records? Here's how  (Lohud) CRIME RATE Homicide, Other Violent Crimes Continue to Fall Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in U.S. Cities at Mid-Year  (Council on Criminal Justice) Why America is murdering less. How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline.  (Vox) The Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Fatal vs. Nonfa...

Police response times, independent monitor for police reform, police job demand stress, dip in violent crime, real time crime centers, balancing public safety and privacy, robotic technology in law enforcement, drone tech to respond to emergencies, AI tool and transparency, bodycam footage transparency, voting from prison, DNA and wrongful convictions, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police Response Times May Be Improving  (Jeff-alytics) One police officer fired, six more leave to avoid discipline, Fresno report says  (The Fresno Bee) Louisville seeks independent monitor for police reform implementation  (WHAS) Will I Stay or Will I Go? Exploring Job Demand Stress, Organizational Justice, and Psychological Health in Decisions to Leave the Police Agency or Profession  (Springer Link) Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs are federally charged in alleged visa fraud scheme  (NBC) CRIME RATE City officials attribute new programs for dip in violent crime  ...

Union concerns, interacting with youth, civilian police review, public safety partnerships, falling crime, changes in retail crime, child grooming in London, homicides in the US, combating financial crime, license plate readers, gunshot detection, facial recognition, police drones, city wide security cameras, crime and transparency in California, citizen police academy, police chief investigation transparency, prison phone rates, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Vallejo City Council approves sheriff’s support contract despite deputy union concerns  (Vallejo Sun) Massachusetts Drafts New Rules for How Cops Interact With Youth  (Governing) see also:  Police cite youth programs for decrease in youth gun violence  (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) 3 Nassau County deputies arrested after ‘double-dipping’ investigation; 2 sergeants turn themselves in  (News4Jax) Richmond civilian police review board delayed again  (VPM) Transforming Public Safety Through Partnerships:...