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Policing the homeless lessons learned, AI and facial recognition used by more agencies, data analysis drives policing, Uber safety algorithm, fact checking illegal immigration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Operation I.C.O.N. reducing crime by half in KCK neighborhood  (KSHB) New study finds a relationship between US police department receipt of military excess hardware and increased suspect deaths  (SAGE Journals) Size of Memphis Police Force Study Weighs Numbers in Ranks and How to Use Them  (Memphis Daily News) Lessons learned from 25 years of policing the homeless  (PoliceOne.com) Nonprofit Roca begins relentless pursuit of Baltimore's most dangerous young men — to change them  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE How to Determine if the Neighborhood Where You’re Buying a House Is Safe  (ZING!) Florida among top states for murder-suicides  (Miami-Herald) Is Illegal Immigration Linked to More or Less Crime?  (FactCheck.org) Hackers May B...

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 mugsho...