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Crime rate post pandemic, tackling gun violence, using data to stop crime, facial recognition tech rules blurred, body cam footage transparency, crime data transparency, license plate reader data shared transparently by police departments, some states working to make raps sheets disappear, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police chief to provide update on pairing mental health clinicians with officers  (The Modesto Bee) Metro Nashville police officers start Crisis Intervention Team training for community policing  (Tennessean.com) Fargo police chief announces plan to reorganize department, increase transparency  (Inforum) 'We didn't see an improvement': Montgomery mayor explains why former MPD Chief Finley resigned  (Montgomery Advertiser) Santa Ana Police Questioned About Why Some Sexual Assault Reports Receive Same Urgency as Graffiti  (Voice of OC) How many complaints against police officers can be abated by incapacitating a few “bad apples?”  (Wiley Online Li...

Feds fund mental health response teams, addressing the mental health of officers, reforming use of force practices, research showing body cams good investment, Houston chief focused on reforms and crime rate, Chicago sues gun store tied to 850 firearms involved in crimes, NYPD robot dog sent to the pound, Zoom court, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A former Georgia sheriff's deputy said he wanted to charge Black people with felonies to prevent them from voting, court documents show  (Business Insider) How Pa. troopers use sweating, stuttering during traffic stops to launch vehicle searches  (The Morning Call) Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police  (ABC News) see also:  “There Was No Plan in Place to Get Us Help”: Strategies for Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Law Enforcement  (Springer Link) St. Louis police group opposes move to cut 100-plus vacant officer positions  (St Louis Post Dispatch) US Department Of Education Now...

Addressing gun violence, domestic violence rates, qualified immunity abolished in NM, police surveillance, Baltimore stops prosecuting low level crimes, COVID crime rate, mitigating youth crime, countering violent extremism, AI and algorithms in the justice system, early release programs in Mississippi, Walmart crime data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Mexico Abolishes Qualified Immunity  (Reason.com) see also:  NYPD officers are no longer protected from civil lawsuits after city council passes police reform legislation  (CNN) Springfield Police Chief: Department 'trying to prioritize gun violence in community'  (The State Journal Register) see also:  Roanoke police taking community-focused approach to gun violence, chief tells city council  (Roanoke.com)  San Antonio inviting community to participate in police services review process  (KENS5) Canton Police Department receives approval for embedded social worker program  (Clicko...

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 ...

Looking at data to prevent excessive force, software bug keeping people in prison, public health calls and policing, protests have led to decrease in police homicides, pandemic related spike in domestic violence across the nation, lowering violence without police, gun violence data transparency, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT Cities spend millions on police misconduct every year. Here’s why it’s so difficult to hold departments accountable.  (FiveThirtyEight) New research suggests that Black Lives Matter protests have led to up to a 20% decrease in police homicides  (University of Massachusetts Amherst) see also:  Policing, brutality, and the demands of justice  (Taylor and Francis Online) Can Good Data Improve Policing and Prevent Excessive Force?  (GovTech) and also:  Advocating for Justice: Case studies in combating discriminatory policing  (Academia.edu) Report: Spokane police more likely to use force against Black, Native American residents...

Justice in Policing Act, minimum wage, gun violence, mental health calls, inmate mortality rates, how terrorism transformed law enforcement, racial disparities in policing, legalizing marijuana, what caused the 2020 murder spike, and more... POLICE CONDUCT House to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act  (Milwaukee Community Journal) Why Cops Don’t Talk About Suicide  (TheCrimeReport.org) Dayton-area police agencies using special teams on mental health calls  (DaytonDailyNews) see also:  Orlando launching pilot program to send mental health professionals to nonviolent calls for service  (WFTV) and also:  Bello task force calls for expansion of mental health response programs  (Rochester City Newspaper) The Impact of Terrorism on the Transformation of Law Enforcement in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada Since the 1960s: The Relevance of 9/11 to the Thin Blue Line  (Academia.edu) "Good Cops Are Afraid." The Toll of Unchecked Police ...

Body cam implementation and video release times move toward faster transparency, studying the mental health of police officers and first responders, effects of a smaller police budget, police misconduct multi-city comparison, gun safety, pandemic crime, police partnerships with predictive policing companies, crime prediction software, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Iowa City to consider police liaison job to go on mental health calls  (The Gazette) Jersey City’s Quality of Life Task Force Introduces New Office, Promotes Resident Response Center in 2021  (TAPinto.net) Fewer Police, No Parades: The Squeeze on Local Budgets  (Governing) Proposed Virginia bill would require police to release body cam footage within 15 days  (WRIC) see also:  Bill would require every Illinois cop to wear body cameras by 2025 — but will departments comply?  (Journal Star) Stress response of police officers during COVID‐19: A moderated mediation model  (Wiley Online Library) see ...

Police-community relationships, mental health unit, end of access to open crime data across the country, assessing the crime rate with data, greater transparency in MD, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Policing is a relationship driven business  (Police Foundation) What is harm focused policing?  (Police Foundation) Officers are proud of their work but feel burnout, frustration, Austin Police survey shows  (KXAN) Police officer buys groceries for couple who allegedly tried to shoplift food for children  (Fox5NY) Polk Sheriff calls out Amazon for not helping track down driver accused of delivery theft  (WESH) El Paso County Sheriff's Office expanding mental health unit  (KOAA) CRIME RATE Erie police see mixed results in effort to curb gun crime  (GoErie.com) Oakland Mayor, Council, CAO, Police Chief Introduce Anti-Violence Czar, Talk Crime Data  (Oakland News Now) Charlotte Analyzes Crime Data, Provides Recommendations to Reduce Viole...

Homemade and untraceable guns, the abortion crime rate debate, pot legalization looked at in Louisville,  CA moves to ban facial recognition from police body cams, mental health incorporated into policing, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Once enemies, now police join forces with violence data activists  (Ozy.com) see also:  Cochise County joins violent crime data-sharing program  (Benson News-Sun) How KCPD calls for service can impact your call for help  (KSHB) ‘Future Of Policing’: How The LASD Incorporates Mental Health SharePrint This! ‘Future Of Policing’: How The LASD Incorporates Mental Health  (Hometownstation.com) see also  DA Calls For De-Escalation Training For Police Who Encounter Mentally Ill  (KPBS) Raleigh police chief rejects need for citizen-led review board  (ABC11) Police Seizing More Homemade, Untraceable Weapons Used in Local Crimes  (NBC San Diego) Ex-Allentown police chief Joel Fitzgerald fired as Fort W...

The facial recognition debate, cyber attacks affecting agencies and residents, data sharing and analysis makes agencies better, AI predicts opioid deaths, undocumented immigrants do not increase crime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Data Drives Down Nashville’s Emergency Response Times  (GovTech) Hill Country's mobile mental health crisis unit logs 200+ calls in Redding since January  (Redding.com) Axon misled city about contract terms when police switched to new bodycam vendor  (MuckRock) KBI: Probe of possible ‘double dipping’ at KCK police chief’s lake house sent to DA  (The Kansas City Star) DC police disproportionately target black people for minor violations: study  (WTOP) Does being tough on crime actually deter crime?  (arsTechnica) CRIME RATE Crime commitment: Data sharing at core of collaborative approach to combating city's issues  (Mandurah Mail) Cyber Crime Victims Lost $2.7B in 2018, FBI Reports  (MeriTalk) see also:...

Mental health focus of police, connection between weather/pollution/crime, asset seizure laws cause police to forfeit millions, open data API in your city, prison population is shrinking, and more... POLICE CONDUCT First responder mental health given new focus  (PostRegister) Military law enforcement falling short in its response to domestic violence incidents, watchdog finds  (MilitaryTimes) Police agencies forfeit millions after new law chokes off funds from asset seizures  (The Sun) Kentucky State Police violated law in denying use-of-force investigations, attorney general rules  (WDRB) CRIME RATE Researchers have found a link between air pollution and crime  (World Economic Forum) Weather and crime: is there a connection?  (ZMEScience.com) Neighbors technology could help reduce property crime  (The Champion Newspaper) Is the US ready for its first supervised injection site for drug users?  (Governing) First major drug distr...

Shutdown squeezes law enforcement, border wall had no effect on crime in El Paso, combating gun violence, body cams pay off, AI in policing, Austin misclassifies rape cases, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mobile Crisis Response Team tackles mental health, addiction  (WDTN) Baton Rouge's latest defense against domestic violence? Using data to flag potential abusers  (The Advocate) After nearly 18 months of recovery, JSO officer who was shot in the face is back on the job  (WOKV) APD chief says misclassifying rape cases was a systemic problem  (KXAN) Ruling in 7-year-old Jacksonville boy’s shooting death changed from “justifiable” homicide to “excusable”  (First Coast News) Shutdown Squeezes Law Enforcement, Threatens US Security, Agents Say  (TheCrimeReport.org) ‘Disrespect’ by Cops Reduces Civilian Reporting of Crime: Study  (TheCrimeReport.org) CRIME RATE Did construction of a border fence cut down on crime rates in El Paso?  (El Pa...