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Hate crime task force launched, Sheriffs' elections, police misconduct records, police oversight committee, FBI crime stats, crime rate, perception of crime, border security, progressive prosecution policies, police drones, AI to detect weapons, AI and facial recognition, AI to detect fraud, gunshot detection, juvenile detention center, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Central Florida Hate Crime Task Force launches after $1M grant from Justice Department  (WFTV) Austin Police contract is signed with 90% approval from the police union and city council  (CBS Austin) Valdosta State University Police Chief resigns following third-party investigation  (WTXL) Why Sheriffs’ Elections Matter From immigration enforcement to abortion access, sheriffs wield a surprising amount of power in their jurisdictions.  (The Marshall Project) Pittsburgh’s police chief puts down his badge for a referee’s whistle  (Associated Press) Can Police Departments Be Trusted to Release Their Own Mis...

Police oversight, officer resilience, misconduct data, gun violence, green space and crime, ADHD and criminality, predictive policing, drones as first responders, police transparency, police hiring and crime, juvenile justice programs, states spending on prisoners, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Problems continue to plague the Minneapolis Community Commission on Police Oversight  (MinnPost) see also:  Speaking of Reform: Experimental Insights into Influencing Police Executives' Perspectives on Civilian Oversight  (CRIMRXIV) U.S. Law Enforcement Officers’ Stress, Job Satisfaction, Job Performance, and Resilience: A National Sample  (Sage Journals) Crime and Punishment Can American policing be fixed?  (Harper's Magazine) Power Check: Missing police misconduct data  (Axios) House passes Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability and Transparency Act  (Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly) CRIME RATE Urban greenspace and neighborhood crime  (Wiley Onlin...

Jersey City behind on crime data reporting, responding to mental health calls, Portland progress in policing reform, police chiefs reimagine mission and culture of law enforcement, overdose sites not associated with increase in crime, impact of gratitude on unethical behavior, juvenile violence, addressing gun violence, drones as first responders, lags in releasing body cam footage, rethinking prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Jersey City Police Over Two Years Behind on Crime Reporting, State Official  (Jersey City Times) Police Chiefs Reimagine the Mission and Culture of Law Enforcement  (Governing.com) Cities know the way police respond to mental crisis calls needs to change. But how?  (NPR.org) Justice Department and City of Portland, Oregon, Seek Independent Monitor and Partial Termination of Consent Decree Covering the Portland Police Bureau after Substantial Progress in Policing Reform  (Justice.gov) School-based law enforcement strategies to reduce crime, inc...

Police data, military policing, relationship between income and crime, murder rate is falling, gun violence reduction plans, AI and police forces, police data transparency, license plate readers, drones as first responders, transformative juvenile justice, bond data dashboard, and more... POLICE CONDUCT APD Uses Data to Drive Policework  (Alameda Post) Researchers find little evidence military policing reduces crime  (Brown.edu) CRIME RATE ‘Performance crime’ on TikTok and YouTube is driving up car thefts, police say  (Fortune) Relationship between Income and Crime in Chicago  (Symposium) SAPD Chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ on violent crime plan’s progress  (KSAT) Arizona had one of the highest rates of domestic violence deaths in 2022, report finds  (AZFamily.com) The Murder Rate is Suddenly Falling  (The Atlantic) see also:  The Tide: Drastic decline in Savannah murder statistics City police department reports only one homicide this year as of Ma...

Police suicides, police insurance, under policing America, stand your ground laws, abandoned cars cause crime, extremist incidents, AI to fight illegal dumping, Minneapolis police drones, lack of crime data in America, reporting hazing incidents on college campus, mental health in prison, prison labor, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police Suicides: Silence is No Longer an Answer  (The Crime Report) Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into Martha's Vineyard migrant trips  (NBC News) Insurers force change on police departments long resistant to it  (The Washington Post) ‘The Injustice of Under-Policing in America’: Paper  (The Crime Report) Federal Oversight of Police Has Cost Cleveland Millions. What’s Changed?  (The Marshall Project) The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior  (ProPublica) CRIME RATE Gun Deaths Hit an All-Time High (Again) in 2021  (The Trace) see also:  Guns Are Driving Ri...

Hot spot policing, police accountability board, no knock warrants, gun violence, fighting drug related crime and overdoses, human trafficking, surveillance drones, body cams, mandatory sentences, FOIA watchlists, juvenile court fees, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mayor Harrell announces ‘hot spot’ patrol crime initiative, push to rewrite local gun laws  (MyNorthWest.com) Salt Lake City officers are responding faster to critical 911 calls, police data shows  (Salt Lake Tribune) Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Police Killing  (The New York Times) Opinion: Police Accountability Board Mandate Could Be an Opportunity  (Maryland Matters) Mother's desperate search for answers in son's death earns rare victory against police  (NBC News) CRIME RATE What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.  (Pew Research Center) see also:  ‘It’s gotten out of control because now there’s no accountability.’ Ealum breaks down gun crime data  (Owensboro Times)...

Should schools have SROs, mental health unit for crisis calls, gentrification and murders by youths, gun violence during the pandemic, connection between debt and crime risk, new HHS task force to prevent human trafficking, drones and robocops, Anton's Law transparency survey, steep fees for body cam footage, school to prison pipeline, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Third Denver police officer has been suspended for using excessive force during the 2020 protests  (Denverite) Should every school have a police officer?  (Virginia Mercury) Hochul focuses on stopping illegal guns coming from other states  (WGRZ) see also:  Spending, Crime Top Lawmakers' Agendas for 2022 Session  (USNews) Ferriday Police Dept. deactivated until further notice, sheriff’s office says  (KNOE) Leon County Sheriff’s Office establishes mental health unit for crisis calls  (WCTV) CRIME RATE ‘There’s something wrong when Jackson’s murder rate is higher than Atlanta,’ official says ...

Are COVID19 related jail releases effective and fair, crime rates slowly crawling back to 'normal', cybercrime increases dramatically during pandemic, using drones to enforce social distancing, and more... POLICE CONDUCT What is Known About the Effectiveness of Police Practices in Reducing Crime and Disorder?  (Academia.edu) Tickets for speeding in excess of 100 mph surge 87% amid coronavirus shutdown, CHP says  (LA Times) While patrolling reopened beaches, Florida officers find man wanted for homicide  (WFLA) CRIME RATE Portland police say commercial thefts, shootings on the rise; crime rate trending back to normal Calls for service initially decreased since Gov. Brown's emergency declaration, but crime is now trending back to normal or above normal levels.  (KGW8) Some Crimes Are Spiking in America’s Major Cities Lack of social interaction leads to overall decline in crime  (Bloomberg) FBI says cybercrime reports quadrupled during COVID-19 pandem...

Algorithm helps case investigations, body cams impact jurors, fight crime by addressing addiction, counting hate crimes, immigration crime data misunderstood, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Slain Utah police officer Joseph Shinners mourned by police departments across US  (Yahoo News) A UK police force is dropping tricky cases on advice of an algorithm  (New Scientist) Indianapolis Responds to Record-Setting Homicides  (Nuvo.net) How police body cam videos impact jurors differently than dashcam videos  (Phys.org) CRIME RATE Many police departments report decline in murders in 2018 — but not in these cities  (CBS News) 5 facts about crime in the U.S.  (Pew) New St. Louis County prosecutor wants to fight crime by addressing addiction and mental health  (St Louis Post-Dispatch) Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI’s database  (The Conversation) Majority of Baltimore homicide victims in 2018 were shot in the head, analysis show...

Treating violence like a disease, calculating the cost of opioid overdoses, drones use AI to detect violence, Chicago under surveillance, and more.. POLICE CONDUCT 80 arrested, 95 pounds of meth and 75 guns seized in largest drug bust initiative in recent history  (Q13Fox) Illegal activity at Worcester's Union Station has 'dropped dramatically' with new police precinct, chief says  (MassLive) DOJ Bulks Up D.C. Office to Prosecute Violent Crime  (Washington City Paper) How a Tiny Website Became the Police's Go-To Genealogy Database  (The Atlantic) CRIME RATE 6 killings in 7 days: Cincinnati's deadliest week in three years  (Cincinnati.com) Where killings go unpunished: New WashPost probe allows others to access information  (Poynter) 30,000 Cameras Can't Be Wrong: Chicago Banks On Surveillance To Solve Violence Problem  (TechDirt) Gun violence is a disease — has DC found a cure? (The Hill) see also  Treating violence like a diseas...