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Police background checks, facial recognition at NFL games, Columbus cyberattack, police commission and civilian review boards, CT reduces traffic stop racial profiling, post arrest DNA swabs, Real Time Crime Index is live, violence against teacher, ghost gun manufacturer shuttered, security robots, AI body cam tech, NJ law requires more transparency for sexual assault victims, body cam footage fees, transparency on bail decisions, and more... POLICE CONDUCT All Texas police officer licenses now searchable online  (KTAL) see also:  New Software Aims to Revamp the Police Background Check  (GovTech) and also:  Austin, police must end use of confidential police personnel file, judge rules  (Austin American Statesman) Las Vegas police refuse to comply with NFL facial recognition tech at games  (Red River Radio) Audit Calls Honolulu Police Commission’s Oversight ‘Inconsistent And Ineffective’  (Honolulu Civil Beat) see also:  Do Civilian Review Boards Work?  (Governing) Columbus fraternal or

Houston ignored cases, NJ police discipline, traffic stop racial disparities, homicides falling, kids' online safety bill, image based sexual abuse, youth and delinquency, DNA, gunshot detection impact, AI to predict crimes, DA transparency dashboard, death in prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Houston police misused ‘lack of personnel’ code for eight years, Chief Satterwhite says, leading to 260,000 ignored cases  (Houston Public Media) 460 cops faced major discipline in 2023, new report shows  (New Jersey Monitor) An Analysis of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, from 2010 to 2019  (Vera) CRIME RATE Homicides in U.S. Continue to Fall from Pandemic Highs  (New York Times) see also:  Crime in Austin continues downward trend, though homicides still above pre-pandemic levels  (Austin American-Statesman) LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells  (Tom's Hardware) Tole

Police Chief resignations, DNA data manipulation in Colorado, combatting swatting calls, higher use of force linked to training conference in NJ, addressing mental health in communities, DOJ opens investigation into Boeing, cybercrime losses reach $12.5 billion, violent crime numbers, gun violence, AI and police real time crime centers, police record transparency, reversing criminal justice reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Lakes Wales to begin looking for new police chief amid nepotism, transparency concerns: Memo  (Fox13 Tampa Bay) Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades  (WPSD Local 6) Uvalde police chief announces resignation after report on Robb Elementary School shooting  (NBC News) Georgia bill would impose harsher penalties on more 'swatting' calls  (11Alive) Use of force incidents high among cops who attended controversial police training conference  (New Jersey Monitor) Rats are 'all high' on mar

Shielding officer names, police overtime, Uvalde shooting grand jury, mass shootings stats, safety in schools, gun violence. DNA and AI to predict suspect's face, facial recognition, addressing the lack of up to date crime data, surveillance transparency, AI assisted law enforcement transparency, life in prison without parole, criminal justice debt, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Local police using victims’ rights law to shield names of officers who shoot suspects  (Dayton Daily News) Yakima spent more than $2 million on police overtime in 2023  (NBC Right Now) Downtown Raleigh businesses, city leaders and police praise safety measures: 'Definitely noticed'  (ABC11) How many police officers die in the line of duty?  (USA Facts) Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report  (AP News) In Minneapolis, police staffing levels continued to drop in 2023. So did crime.  (Star Tribune) CRIME RATE Visualizing how mass shootings in 2024 compar

Massachusetts releases officer disciplinary records, relationship between food insecurity and family violence, retail theft concerns and cracking down, measuring anti crime efforts, cost of body cams, DNA processing, criminal justice data tools, holistic alternatives to criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mass. police oversight board releases 1000s of officer disciplinary records  (MassLive) East Bay police officers arrested in FBI raid  (NBC Bay Area) Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments  (NIJ) CRIME RATE Examining the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Family Violence: a Systematic Narrative Review  (Springer Link) Retail theft: Walmart, Home Depot, Target detail 'unacceptable amount' of crime  (Yahoo!Finance) see also:  San Francisco ‘Crime Shadow’ Report Predicts the Next Commercial Real Estate Collapses  (The San Francisco Standard) and also:  Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized t

Mental health specialists during emergencies, deadly year for WI police, why are there mass killings, crime trends, hacking crime wave, cities dealing with ransomware attacks, combating the Mississippi crime rate, DNA 'lab in a box', missing body cam video, erasing 'trail penalty', and more... POLICE CONDUCT N.J. advocates ‘encouraged’ by recent analysis of program that pairs cops with mental health specialists during emergency responses  (WHYY) With killing of St. Croix County deputy, 2023 deadliest year for Wisconsin police in decades  (Madison.com) To combat violent crime, Salt Lake City is doing it like Dallas  (Salt Lake Tribune) CRIME RATE Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers  (Associated Press) see also:  Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors? ‘It all goes back to fear.’  (Washington Post) A Behavioral Sequence Analysis of Mass School Shooters Examining Stressors, Antisocial Behaviors, Mental Health Issues, and Planning and Prepa

Baltimore spy plane settlement, San Francisco rape kit DNA used to arrest rape victims, NIJ mass shooting database, Philadelphia's lost gun reporting law, gun shot detection technology, police access to facial recognition, innovation and access to justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT More police departments are hiring women, here's why  (THV11) San Francisco Cops Used DNA From Rape Victim to Arrest Her Over Property Crime: Report (Gizmodo) see also:  Use of Rape-Kit DNA to Probe Other Crimes Shocks Prosecutors  (USNews) Florida police officer arrested on excessive force charges  (Tampa Bay Times) Here's what Georgia law enforcement discussed at a recent crime roundtable  (11Alive) Settlement reached in 'spy plane' case; BPD must remove data collected  (WBAL) Police in Ohio can seize property without criminal convictions  (Dayton Daily News) Hands Up at Home: Militarized Masculinity and Police Officers Who Commit Intimate Partner Abuse  (Academia.edu) CRIME RATE Publi

Predicting crimes hits departments nationwide, not sure why homicide rates rising, Amazon deploys facial recognition tech with police departments, using DNA and genealogy to solve murder cases, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mining Social Media Data for Policing, the Ethical Way  (Data-Smart City Solutions) DPS says body cam clears trooper of sexual assault; accuser’s attorney apologizes  (WFAA) What LEOs wish the public knew about ALPR technology and data usage  (PoliceOne.com) CRIME RATE Sex offender registry: More harm than good?  (CT Mirror) No Easy Explanation for U.S. Homicide Rise: Criminologists  (TheCrimeReport.org)  Violent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record Lows  (CrimeInAmerica.net) The unconscionable backlog of unprocessed rape kits in California  (LATimes) Eight charts on guns in America  (Newsday) Managing risk: How organized crime has changed the retail security business  (Kentucky.com) Posting mugshots on internet draws criminal charges from Califo