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Union concerns, interacting with youth, civilian police review, public safety partnerships, falling crime, changes in retail crime, child grooming in London, homicides in the US, combating financial crime, license plate readers, gunshot detection, facial recognition, police drones, city wide security cameras, crime and transparency in California, citizen police academy, police chief investigation transparency, prison phone rates, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Vallejo City Council approves sheriff’s support contract despite deputy union concerns  (Vallejo Sun) Massachusetts Drafts New Rules for How Cops Interact With Youth  (Governing) see also:  Police cite youth programs for decrease in youth gun violence  (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) 3 Nassau County deputies arrested after ‘double-dipping’ investigation; 2 sergeants turn themselves in  (News4Jax) Richmond civilian police review board delayed again  (VPM) Transforming Public Safety Through Partnerships:...

Body-worn camera programs, face recognition tech fail, rural crime growing, jails replace visits with video chat, bail sentencing in NOLA,  red flag laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Milwaukee Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program Evaluation Findings and Key Takeaways  (The Urban Institute) Wyandotte County D.A.'s BOLDD approach to fighting crime  (KSHB) Baltimore Police Commissioner De Sousa resigns amid federal tax charges  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE Vacant homes have increased by 2.1 million since 2005 A new Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report offers solutions to the high crime rates and property devaluation that accompany abandoned homes  (Inman) Food bank study suggests positive effects on local economy, crime rates  (GoSkagit.com) Violent Crime in Rural Areas Rises Above U.S. Average  (TheCrimeReport.org) See also:  ‘Nothing But You and the Cows and the Sirens’ — Crime Tests Sheriffs Who Police Small Towns Drugs ...