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Police accountability, federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department ends after 23 years, crime data, crime rate, stalking and dating violence, summit on victims of violent crimes, empathy and violence tendency, US homicides during COVID, domestic violence and gun deaths, rethinking license plate readers, using data to cut homicides, how criminal convictions deny the right to vote, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board seeks applicants for 2027–28 term (JHU) see also:  How are police officers held accountable? (Detroit News) St. Paul mayor called herself ‘MILF’ and touched police chief’s thigh, sexual harassment suit claims  (NBC News) Durham's new police chief has a message for gun violence-weary residents: 'I'm listening'  (ABC 11) Detroit dispatcher accused of warning family about FBI raid  (Detroit Free Press) Judge ends federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department after a record 23 years  (CBS News) Myrtle Beach p...

Rethinking police training, hiring police officers, violent crime keeps failing, homicides hit four year low in Kansas City, American gun violence, license plate reader programs, massive genetic database for policing, school district says 'No' to electric shock gloves, lack of transparency in police rewards, police transparency, mental health in detention, incarceration rates declining, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why Massachusetts Is Rethinking Police Training  (Governing) Philadelphia Found a Faster Way to Hire Police Officers  (Governing) Sex Work and Policing in the United States  (Sage Journals) Fairfield police recognized for GIS system  (Daily Republic) CRIME RATE Violent crime keeps falling in Boston and biggest U.S. cities  (Axios) KC homicides hit a four-year low  (Axios) FBI data shows violent crime falling nationwide, with murders and robberies down sharply  (ABC News 4) In California’s Biggest Cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a Top Source of...

Solving more shootings, fatal ICE shootings, making public safety work, rape kits, crime decline, hate crimes, murder rate, unsolved murders, license plate readers, using technology to improve crime analysis, AZ Supreme Court favors police transparency, police radio encryption, police misconduct report, felony murder laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Philly Detectives Are Solving More Shootings. Here’s Why.  (The Trace) Fatal ICE shootings spur a halt in vehicle stops and thousands hit by diarrhea bug: Morning Rundown  (NBC News) see also:  Fatal ICE shootings: Why aren't agents wearing body cams?  (USA Today) What Works in American Policing Part 7—Conclusion: No Single Strategy Makes Public Safety Work (R Street) Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States  (American Economic Association) CRIME RATE Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough. SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year — half the national ra...

Quick response teams, entire police department relieved of duties, victim focused reforms, homicide rate falls for historic lows, National Guard deployments affect on crime, car thefts slashed 80 percent, license plate readers face scrutiny, police drones, British crime prediction machine, prosecuting prisoners, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Jackson police deploy quick response team to address rising violence  (WAPT) Probe into deleted files at the Gilbert Police Department closed, agency says. Gilbert police said the claims were found to be "unsubstantiated" by the attorney general.  (12News) Entire police department relieved of duty in West Virginia town  (The Hill) Sacramento County sheriff criticizes California crime policies, calls for victim-focused reforms | CA Politics 360  (KCRA) CRIME RATE California homicide rate falls to historic low as police make more arrests in killings  (CalMatters.org) The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployme...

License plate reader resignations, police community outreach and transparency importance, Aurora City Council to approve police social media communications, TAKE IT DOWN Act, FBI crime data, youth crime, $27 million tech upgrades in Savannah, AI assistant for 911, surveillance tech, crime analysis software, police shootings transparency, FOIA, open data portal, AI in jails, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Clawson officer resigns after City Council rejects Flock cameras  (Fox2Detroit) Durham Police Captain Discusses Safety, Transparency and the Importance of Community Outreach  (The New Hampshire Digital) London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir  (The Guardian) Aurora City Council requires police to get city approval of social media posts, public communications  (Denver7) What will the FTC’s enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act mean for you?  (FTC.gov) CRIME RATE FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data  (FBI.gov) The hidden c...

Grand Rapids reviews policing after deadly shooting, cracking down on cargo theft, sweeping up data near a crime scene legalities, the great crime decline, police surveillance technology, politics of police technology adoption, facial recognition error lands grandmother in jail, automated license plate readers, LAPD lawsuit over public crime data, publicly available data and AI, ICE body cams, pepper spray reporting cut in Berkeley, prison reform, mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Grand Rapids unveils plan to review policing after deadly shooting  (WOODTV) Public Safety Leaders Back Bill to Crack Down on Cargo Theft  (Trucking.org) Minnesota bill says warrants that let police sweep up data near a crime scene should be illegal  (CBS News) CRIME RATE What's Behind the Great Crime Decline?  (KQED) see also:  What’s Behind the Historic Drop in U.S. Crime  (WSJ) CRIM-TECH Think More Carefully Before Going All In On Police Surveillance Technology ...

Kentucky crime stats undercounted homicides, enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement mental health, Utah County's domestic violence shelter short on space, homicide rate declines, CA red flag law, Berkeley considering license plate readers, OH Marsy's law limits public right to know, Dallas restores open data feed after ransomware attack, choosing a correctional officer position, and more... POLICE CONDUCT D.C. Offering Free Software Upgrades For Hyundai Owners At RFK Stadium This Week  (DCist.com) Report: Kentucky Crime Statistics Undercounted 2022 Homicides in the State's Most Populous County  (US News) Chicago Spent $126.5M on Police Overtime in 6 Months, an Almost 50% Jump Over Last Year: Records  (WTTW) Mental Health Providers and Peers Help Enhance the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Mental Health Interventions  (Springer Link) see also:  Miami-Dade police chief offered resignation before suicide attempt on Florida highway, mayor says  (NBC Ne...

Internal investigations, opioid epidemic and homicide, DOJ corporate crime database, black women victimization, license plate readers, ShotSpotter tech improvements, Dallas crime data dashboard inaccessible, Delaware police transparency bill, NJ criminal justice database, probation while low risk, juvenile justice funding, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Tulsa Police Defy Department Policy By Hiding Internal Investigation  (Oklahoma Watch) Baltimore County Police trial board supports firing officer for false report, lying to supervisor  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE The Opioid Epidemic and Homicide  (CRIMRXIV) Chicago Injustice Unveiled: The Shocking Statistics of Black Women Victimization  (Southwest Journal) Is Birmingham really the second ‘most dangerous city in the U.S.’?  (AL.com) DOJ Launches Corporate Crime Database  (Lexology) 'Crime in Virginia' report reveals increased violent crime rates, alarming trends  (ABC13) CRIM-TECH Bibb County to install lic...

Fatal police shootings, addressing retail theft, cyber crimes, Chicago students walk out over gun violence, face recognition in US criminal investigations, "Find My" app wrongly targets a grandmother, gunshot detection in Portland, license plate readers, bodycam transparency, backlog of court cases, prison oversight, and more... POLICE CONDUCT As fatal police shootings increase, more go unreported  (The Washington Post) Iowa police chief charged with lying to ATF to obtain machine guns for resale  (Des Moines Register) Portland Cops Will Use Overtime to Address Rising Retail Theft  (Willamette Week) CRIME RATE The School That Calls the Police on Students Every Other Day  (ProPublica) Chicago high school students walk out of class over gun violence  (ABC News) The FBI is worried about a wave of cyber crime against America’s small businesses  (CNBC) What a far-right plot to take over Germany can tell us about QAnon, extremism in the US  (USA Today) The F...

Fatal police shootings, oversight commission causes police resignations, inflammatory political campaigns and policing, FBI crime data reporting, automated license plate readers aid investigations, Dallas new site for crime watchers, data on ending cash bail, how much states spend on prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Fatal Police Shootings in the United States Are Higher and Training Is More Limited Than in Other Nations  (Rutgers Today) Savannah surpasses other police departments in solving murders. Why?  (GPB News) Police Union Says SDPD Officers Are Quitting Because of Oversight Commission That Doesn’t Exist Yet  (Voice of San Diego) Lawyer claims LAPD officer was targeted for being a potential whistleblower  (CBS News) 'The Onion' filed a real brief with the Supreme Court supporting man jailed for making fun of cops  (Engadget) No info: JPD yet to report crime data on new system, Sheriff in process  (The Northside Sun) Inflammatory Political Campaigns...

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...

Mental health, search and seizures, police reform and procedural justice, concealed carry linked to increased gun violence, license plate readers used to track vehicle locations, facial recognition, police data tracking needs more transparency, school-to-prison pipeline, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Cook County Sheriff dealing with mental health crisis one Zoom call at a time  (Associated Press) see also:  Crisis counselors soon to be on scene with first responders to assist individuals exhibiting mental health needs  (Hometown Stations) Female police officers are less likely to search a car during a traffic stop but more likely to find contraband when they do  (PsyPost) see also:  Police revise rules for searches after people report confusion, intimidation  (Fox5 San Diego) Beverly Hills: 99% of people arrested by ‘safe streets’ unit were Black, suit says  (The Guardian) Mirage of Police Reform: Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy  (Academia.e...

Gun violence trends, body cam transparency, body cam law Botham Jean Act about to pass, reimagining police a year after George Floyd, will the anti-hate crime law fail, predictive policing leads to lists of suspects who have not committed any crimes (yet), do license plate readers enhance patrols, police reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT These 3 cities began boldly reimagining policing after George Floyd’s murder  (Vox) see also:  Police Reforms and Pushback Mark a Year Since George Floyd’s Death  (Governing.com) and also:  George Floyd’s Murder Changed Americans’ Views on Policing But will those shifts lead to lasting reforms?  (The Atlantic) HEAT LISTED: Chicago’s predictive policing program told a man he would be involved with a shooting. But it couldn’t determine which side of the gun he would be on. Instead, it made him the victim of a violent crime — twice.  (The Verge) “He Died Like an Animal”: Some Police Departments Hogtie People Despite Knowing T...

Gun violence and mass shootings, looking at violence prevention programs, police mental health, extremists and racism in police ranks, use of force, police conduct, license plate readers, drones, police data lacks in domestic violence and hate crimes, treating substance abuse, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In Chesterfield, assaults on police and use-of-force incidents increased in 2020  (Chesterfield Observer) Dallas Activists, Police Officers Work Together to Offer Opportunity to Young Black Men  (NBC DFW) 'That's a massive mistake.' Police chief sounds off on lack of regular psych help for officers  (WXYZ) Pushing for police reform: Local police chiefs weigh in on recruiting challenges  (WXYZ) Transphobia, hostility about protesters in private cop group  (AP) see also:  From Insult to Estrangement and Injury: The Violence of Racist Police Jokes  (Academia.edu) 'A nightmare scenario': Extremists in police ranks spark growing concern after Capitol riot ...

Abusing license plate readers, police use of DNA databases, effects of community policing, Congress expresses concerns over Ring doorbell relationship with PDs, State police's $12.2M database does not work, live streaming body cams, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Abilene Police 'Officer of the Year' also wins life saving award  (KTXS) Community-oriented policing to reduce crime, disorder and fear and increase satisfaction and legitimacy among citizens: a systematic review  (Academia.edu) see also: Charleston police to hold conversation with community to address crime reports  (Live 5 News WCSC) and also:  Neighborhood by Neighborhood: Community Policing in a Rust Belt City  (Academia.edu) California Police Have Been Illegally Sharing License Plate Reader Data  (Vice) see also:  Audit: police license plate readers at risk for data breaches, misuse Seymour police captain, former chief arrested on ghost employment charges  (Fox59) Neighbors sa...