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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 staffing, police training, gun violence across the US, gun violence and mental illness, effectiveness of community based solutions, politics of police statistics, body cam tech 'trash', gun fire detection system, NYPD Citizen-like app, police data collection is difficult, Louisiana Sheriff's violating public record laws, crime data systems in CA, donating organs for shorter prison sentence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Data shows Minneapolis' "Operation Endeavor" has been successful in its first 90 days  (CBS Minnesota) Why police training in the US falls short compared to the rest of the world: Report  (ABC News) Staffing woes could hinder Baltimore Police reform efforts under consent decree, federal judge warns  (The Baltimore Sun) Raleigh police chief addresses Taser use, de-escalation training in crime update briefing  (CBS17) A former police chief says more police does not mean less crime  (NPR) see also:  Crime Dipped in Subway After Increase in ...

Re-directing no threat 911 calls, mental health unit works toward de-escalation, homicide rate surge may be over, fixing vacancies to reduce gun violence, police use virtual reality for de-escalation training, report urges transparency with internal affairs department, navigating life after incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pilot program designed to redirect no-threat 911 calls from Columbus police showing promise, officials say  (The Columbus Dispatch) see also:  Police Aren’t Needed for 49% of 911 Calls: Seattle Report  (TheCrimeReport.org) COVID-19: Law enforcement deaths. Tracking the coronavirus-related deaths of U.S. police officers and other LE personnel  (PoliceOne) BPD's Mental Heath Unit responds to 100+ calls since its inception, works to de-escalate crisis  (KXXV) Chicago Police Department opts for go-slow approach to redeploy cops  (Chicago Sun Times) U.S. Police Academies Overemphasize “Warrior” Training of New Officers  (Academia...