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Crime investigations stop in St Louis County, new software to change policing, notifications about child abuse on military bases, crime data, crime free lease movement, crime rate, internet crimes, using DNA to identify suspects face, predictive policing and AI, police drones, surveillance, license plate readers, police transparency, parole, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Crime investigations stop in St. Louis County due to judicial decision  (Northern News Now) New dispatch software could change policing in The Dalles  (NCW Life) At least 4 Florida deputies fired after body cam cover-up during out-of-county arrest  (WSVN) DOD should fix parent notifications about alleged child abuse, IG says  (Military Times) CRIME RATE Crime reporting in Ithaca: A tale of two hills Public safety for students can look different depending on whether they are living on or off campus.  (Ithaca Week) This Arizona officer launched a crime-free lease movement. Now, he says his legacy is ...

State takes control of St. Louis police department, tough on crime policies, officer recruitment, cuts to KC Sheriff, protecting survivors of domestic abuse, cracking down on violent crime, campus crime, cybercrime partnership, complaints against police, citizen review board transparency, bottlenecks in criminal court system, AZ prison closures, and more... POLICE CONDUCT St. Louis Community Outraged as State Takes Control of Police Department  (Vanguard News Group) JSO allows officers to carry personal Staccato handguns instead of department-issued Glocks Safety analyst sees no issue with JSO approving use of different gun, says it can ‘boost confidence, effectiveness’  (News4Jax) DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers  (Military Times) D.C. Public Safety Executive Order Revives Failed “Tough-on-Crime” Policies, Ignores Proven Solutions  (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission aims to recruit officers, deter c...

Oakland 911 answer times improving, reasons for traffic stops, police surveillance, police shortage in Philadelphia, image based sexual abuse, deepfake criminalization legislation, truancy and violent crime, ghost guns, police radio encryption, AI to predict crime, AI to write police reports, Ohio new body cam video charges, rethinking girls' incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Oakland's 911 answer times are improving, according to state data  (NbC Bay Area) Here are the top 10 reasons police gave for traffic stops in Fresno and Clovis  (The Fresno Bee) Tulsa’s surveillance gamble  (The Frontier) It Will Take 'Years of Momentum' to Fix Philadelphia's Cop Shortage  (Governing) Did Colorado lawmakers try to bar police from asking, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”  (The Colorado Sun) Chicago expanding program to allow police officers to file felony gun charges without review by prosecutors  (CBS News) CRIME RATE How The Media Is ‘Economically Exploit...

Police staffing, five years after George Floyd, recording police, ICE, misconduct records, NIBRS switch slows access to crime data, social media and crime trends, solving hit and runs, child deepfake and sextortion incidents, AI crime, gunshot detection, surveillance camera network, automated license plate readers, predictive policing, tech and police transparency, body cams, New Jersey expungement, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Jersey police chief accused of defecating on floor to harass co-workers  (The Guardian) Staffing and Data Needs Hold Center Stage at Second Shasta County Public Safety Meeting  (Shasta Scout) The State of Policing, Five Years After George Floyd  (GovTech) Beaumont police chief highlights community safety efforts and crime prevention  (12 News Now) “A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man  (ProPublica) Tia Lewis: Right To Record Cops Is Vital Because No One Is Above The Law  (Honol...

Police chief transparency, the future of police reform, police profiling, officer training, five years after Breonna Taylor's death, fight against gun violence showing promise, ghost gun bans, navigating predictive policing challenges, drone policies, body cams, future proofing justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Their police chiefs were forced out. Now these residents want transparency  (Las Vegas Review Journal) Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places.  (The Marshall Project) Assaults on NYPD officers have skyrocketed in subways, MTA says  (Gothamist) N.J. police chief accused of turning department into 'Animal House'  (NBC News) Akron residents concerned about safety, police profiling. Here's how we can fix it | Opinion  (Akron Beacon Journal) Eye On Safety: Moore Police Chief addresses officer training after stunning body cam footage  (News on 6) Five Years After Breonna Taylor’s Death, What’s Changed?  (Essen...

Police calls for service, public safety plans, crime and justice system data, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention shutters, campus crime, first responders embracing AI, video analytics, police drones, solar powered mobile surveillance, facial recognition, police transparency, data transparency, accountable policing, prison nurseries, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Sacramento sheriff explains new policy to turn away certain calls for help  (CBS News) Private Security Guards Are Filling Gaps in Policing (But Not All of Them)  (Governing) Salt Lake City provides first update on Public Safety Plan progress  (SLC.gov) I-Team investigates how hoax 911 calls divert critical resources, risking public safety  (ABC 3340) Syracuse, N.Y., Police Probe Online ‘Security Incident’  (GovTech) CRIME RATE A Cautionary Crime Data Tale Part V  (Jeff-alytics) Better Data Can Help Create a Better Justice System  (MacArthur Foundation) Pennsylvania responds as Trump sh...

Recent pardons critiqued by FOP, secrecy around police shootings, understaffing woes, deportations, civilian police oversight, lethal force, murder decline, gun violence trends, high-risk firearms dealers, human trafficking dashboard, license plate readers, using AI for missing children, access to public police records, body cam footage, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Despite endorsing Trump, Fraternal Order of Police critiques his recent pardons  (KSHB) Philly FOP seeks to restore secrecy around police shootings and disciplinary records in upcoming contract  (Philadelphia Inquirer) JPD addresses understaffing woes with push to fill officer slots  (THV11) Florida Sheriffs Prepare for Their Role in Mass Deportation Effort  (Governing) Group calls for more civilian Detroit police oversight, resources and social programs  (Michigan Advance) Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board officially dissolved following new state law  (WTXL) Unveiling the silent battle: su...

Complaints against officers, New Orleans ending federal oversight, DOJ reforms in Minneapolis, crime rate falling, shooting data, anti-hazing laws, homicides, dispatch system glitch, police surveillance cameras, charging for body cam video, youth charged as adults, expungement, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New bill would seal unproven complaints against officers  (City & State New York) New Orleans Police can begin the process of ending federal oversight  (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Minneapolis, DOJ agree on police reforms in wake of George Floyd murder  (WGLT) CRIME RATE Crime Is Falling. Why Don’t Americans Believe It?  (Governing)  The Disappearing American Bank Robbery  (Jeff-alytics) What We Learned From Analyzing 10 Years of Shooting Data  (The Trace) A vanishingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows  (NBC Philadelphia) The partisanship of mayors has no detectable effect on police spending, p...

Police stops of civilians, police oversight commissions, police advisory boards, decrease in gun violence, homicide numbers, temperature and crime, juvenile crime debates, facial recognition, generative AI to draft police reports, how frequently people are booked into jail and why, recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT NYC lawmakers to grill NYPD leaders on police stops of civilians  (Gothamist) US jury finds Vegas police fabricated evidence in 2001 killing, awards $34 million to exonerated woman  (CNN) Police Oversight Commission Expands Data Collection and Oversight Initiatives  (Pasadena Now) Joliet City Officials and Police Department Respond to Report by Illinois Attorney General’s Office  (WJOL) Cops are calling in sick to clock overtime on side gigs, audit finds  (The San Francisco Standard) Lawsuit accuses Oak Point police chief of covering up officer’s alleged crime  (Denton Record Chronicle) Mountain View dissolves short-lived police advisory boa...

Joint crime office, traffic stops, police job vacancies, police commission meetings, gun violence data hub, sextortion on the rise, sexual assault, 2020 homicide spike, drones used to respond to police calls, location boost to 911 calls, accessing police records, yoga in prison, recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Memphis, Shelby County to launch joint crime office to address violence  (Local Memphis) National groups say Fayetteville is stopping more Black drivers than it was a decade ago  (Fayetteville Observer) Oceanside gets new police chief after retirement announcement  (OSide News) Records Show Vacancies Across City of Durham Departments; Police and emergency communications departments show high vacancies  (Indy Week) Watchdog group launches social media campaign publicizing details on Maui police commission meeting  (Hawaii News Now) CRIME RATE Nearly $1M on the way to fight crime in Stockton  (ABC10) The Trace Launches Gun Violence Data Hub ...

Dropping crime rates, protecting murder victims, asset forfeiture, violent victimization decreasing, reducing gun violence, cameras are unbiased, federal lawsuit challenges use of cameras for surveillance, potential of public data for social impact, Boston broken transparency website, Austin police contract, Tennessee prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mahaska County to charge towns more for police services  (The Oskaloosa Herald) Former Indiana sheriff gets 12 years for spending funds on travel and gifts  (Associated Press) City: Police had no constitutional duty to protect murder victim  (Iowa Capital Dispatch) How you can provide input on Fresno's next police chief  (ABC30) Police officer helped steal thousands in Crime Stoppers rewards  (Fox4KC) The Topline: Asset forfeiture falls following reform  (Minnesota Reformer) CRIME RATE Inside the Carjacking Crisis On the street with an elite police unit as it combats a crime wave  (The Atlantic) Violent...

Online reporting systems, crime rates, growing up under the gun, data driven solutions, reckless driving, drone tech to improve emergency response, AI tools convict people of murder, public safety dashboards, Louisiana juvenile detention centers, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hartford police announce new online reporting system for non-emergencies  (Fox61) Kansas Supreme Court affirms police conduct allegedly ‘akin to a psychological rubber hose’ Court majority views Salina police tactics as constitutional, but two justices disagree  (Kansas Reflector) CRIME RATE New Jersey has some of the lowest crime rates. Why do some residents still feel unsafe?  (NorthJersey.com) ‘Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun,’ a documentary on how gun violence changed a generation  (PBS) Data shows street projects led to less speeding in Milwaukee as officials crack down on reckless drivers  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) VOICES: Tackling crime in Dayton: The power of data-driven ...

Call center flooded with calls, civilian review boards, police workforce and crime problems, juvenile crime, gun violence data tracker, criminalizing homelessness, domestic violence, shrink reports, victim accounts of non-reporting, tech facilitated abuse, police transparency, police tech race, surveillance cameras, Florida prisons during Hurricane Milton, rising heat and health risks in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Safety expert: Montgomery Co. 911 call center ‘chronically understaffed’ and flooded with calls  (WTOP) Phoenix appoints 9 members to civilian review board to oversee police misconduct investigations  (KTAR) Size isn't everything: Understanding the relationship between police workforce and crime problems  (CRIMRXIV) Inside the Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security’s Domestic Police Force  (Brennan Center for Justice) North Carolina Police Take New Approach to Juvenile Crime  (GovTech) CRIME RATE How 'Human Error' Likely Increased the Re...

Mental health emergency response, safe gun storage and minimum age laws, domestic violence awareness, criminal charges over pregnancy, reimagining Chicago's public safety, surveillance cameras, AI in policing, facial recognition, deactivated bodycams, new homicide county dashboard, progressive prosecutors, and more... POLICE CONDUCT City Removing Police And Fire Departments From Mental Health Emergency Response Program  (Block Club Chicago) New Des Moines police chief finalists announced  (KCCI) New Austin police contract worries some city council members  (FOX7 Austin) CRIME RATE Safe storage and minimum age gun laws would curb violence, study says  (Stateline.org) UMich study finds rising firearm mortality rates among youth in most states  (The Michigan Daily) Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by Someone They Know and Two Thirds Die by Gunfire, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds  (Violence Policy Center) see also:  Toward a B...

Police leadership, police staffing, mental health calls, NCVS, FBI data, gun violence, EMS data used to identify violence, police use AI to write reports, AI detective, AI body cam review, police AI and ethics, license plate readers, police drones, the push for police transparency, cash bail, depression and anxiety and contact with the criminal justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT What do we know about police leadership? A review of the current status of police leadership research and practice, with suggestions for future research directions  (Taylor and Francis Online) NJ AG plans reforms following investigations into the state police  (NBC Philadelphia) Creating 21st-Century Campus Police  (Suffolk University) As Vallejo police force shrinks, 911 response times soar  (Open Vallejo) Presocialisation and police misconduct: Exploring new tools for predicting officer exposure to misconduct investigations  (Sage Journals) Ocean City Police Department provides...