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Facial recognition inaccuracies, calls to end CompStat program, sending non-violent crimes to mental health experts, licensing cops, creating lawful police accountability, how much do we spend on police, predictive policing comes under fire, police and surveillance efforts with big tech, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Illinois’ Top Legal Officer Wants To License Cops, Just Like Doctors, Hairdressers  (WBEZ) Poorer Cities Spend More of Budget on Police, Even Where Crime Is Lower  (Sludge) see also:  What Policing Costs A Look at Spending in America’s Biggest Cities  (vera.org) FL Sheriffs Warn Citizens: Be Prepared And Get Armed  (BearingArms.com)  Clay County sheriff says he’ll deputize every gun owner if deputies can’t handle protesters  (Gainesville.com) A Look at Police Brutality in America  (NBC DFW) see also:  Cities with Black police chiefs have lower instances of fatal police shootings, research shows  (The Hill) California Law Would ...

Police begin to change policies in order to secure budgets, facial recognition tech arrests wrong person, researchers denounce AI powered predictive policing, a call for body cam transparency, private companies selling your location data to law enforcement, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Chicago’s Peace Academy Graduates a New Class of Violence Interrupters  (The Trace) San Jose mayor releases nine-point police reform plan  (The Mercury News) see also:  Chief: '8 Can't Wait' already police policy  (The High Point Enterprise) and also:  Cincinnati Council To Vote On A Series Of Police Reforms  (WVXU) and  Colorado governor signs police accountability bill, ending qualified immunity defense in the state  (Efficient Gov) and finally:  3 Boston City Councilors Want To Divert Nonviolent 911 Calls From Police  (CBS Boston) 3 North Carolina police officers fired over racist rants  (Charlotte Observer) Transit agencies weigh security f...

Policing reform at the federal, state, and local level, prohibiting facial recognition, using social workers with police saves money in Oregon, addressing police brutality, police data transparency a priority, what happens when you disband a police department, and more... POLICE CONDUCT House Judiciary Committee proposes Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - read it here  (Judiciary.House.gov) see also:  GOP senators draft police reform bill in response to national protests  (UPI) 'CAHOOTS': How Social Workers And Police Share Responsibilities and Save Money In Eugene, Oregon  (NPR) Camden, NJ disbanded its police department 7 years ago. Here's what happened next  (CNN) Following Calls For Defunding, Denver Police Chief Vows For Reevaluation  (CBS Denver) see also:  Colorado State Senate Passes Police Accountability Bill Almost Unanimously  (CBS Denver) Chattanooga PD Chief updates policy, requires officers to intervene in police ...

Assessing and reassessing police violence and use of force, gun violence over Memorial Day, police surveillance oversight, looking at the coronavirus crime spike and drop, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A thread of police chiefs strongly condemning the murder of George Floyd  (Twitter) Police killed 1,099 people in 2019 - a map  (MappingPoliceViolence.org) Louisiana cop fired for saying 'unfortunate' more black people didn't die of coronavirus  (NBC News) The Strange Saga of the Rogue Kentucky Constables Who Arrested an FBI Agent  (Daily Beast) Audit: Austin police need more time, better data in community policing  (Austin-American Statesman) CRIME RATE Cincinnati police ramp up efforts to curb gun violence after shooting death of 8-year-old  (WCPO) see also:  Police roll out ShotSpotter technology in three more Cincinnati neighborhoods  (WCPO) Addressing Terrorism and Crime in Your City: Why the Public and Private Sectors Need to Work Together  ...

Looking at line of duty deaths, botched police raid, teleworking during COVID19, DOJ awards funding to fight violent crime, some cities still struggling with violent crime during pandemic, economic impact of open crime data, and more... POLICE CONDUCT COVID-19 Line-of-Duty Deaths  (Fraternal Order of Police) see also  National Police Week| Recognizes those Killed in Line-of-Duty  (Fox Baltimore) IMPD will have body cams by this summer, implement ‘use of force’ review board  (FOX 59) Media coverage of police misconduct and attitudes toward police  (Academia.edu) Woman shot and killed by Kentucky police in botched raid, family says  (NBC News) City Manager: Police Officers Teleworked in Case of ‘Much Worse’ COVID-19 Situation  (ALX Now) Portsmouth police chief stands up to push-back on budget demands  (Seacoast Online) Crypto Companies, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Firms Team Up to Fight Human Trafficking  (Coin Telegraph) Man repeatedly pu...

Questioning the ethics behind facial recognition software, addressing gun violence, data boosts trust in public safety, dangers of constantly monitored society, spike in sextortion scams, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Fewer calls has local law enforcement focused on community policing  (SkyHiNews) Pandemic-era policing: Fewer crimes, but signs of rising stress  (Public Source) Smart Policing for Safer Cities: A Data-Driven Approach  (TowardDataScience.com) Q&A: Cameras, Police, the Dangers of a Constantly Monitored Society  (Berkeley.edu) Indianapolis Police Officer Shoots Man in Livestreamed Killing. Here's What to Know  (Time) New State Data Show 97 Percent Drop in Backlogged Rape Kits  (BCTV.org) San Francisco police chief bans 'thin blue line' face masks  (ABC News) CRIME RATE Link found between early post office locations and modern crime rates  (Phys.org) Gun Violence Reduction Programs Struggle With Long-Term Success  (IdeaStream) see...

Coronavirus continues to effect domestic violence, crime on subways, a call for researchers to embrace open crime data, looking at effectiveness and equity, GA no longer allows private companies to copyright the law, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Policing during a pandemic (Part 1): A new normal  (CCX Media) Life as a prosecutor during coronavirus: People spitting at grocery clerks, telling police they have COVID-19 during arrests  (CPR News) Effectiveness vs equity in policing: Is a tradeoff inevitable?  (Academia.edu) Baltimore police have seized 165 illegal firearms, arrested 19 murder suspects during coronavirus state of emergency  (CBS Baltimore) RPD, other agencies tracking calls for service over groups larger than 10  (WDBJ) Thousands of criminal charges delayed during the pandemic, Maricopa County data shows  (AZCentral) COVID-19: PGPD temporarily suspends beard policy and issues N95 masks to officers  (WJLA) CRIME RATE Not every...

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...

Protecting police against COVID19, domestic violence rises, some cities see increase in violent crime during pandemic, some cities using pandemic to ignore FOIA, flattening the curve in prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 3 NYPD officers die within hours of each other due to coronavirus  (FOX35) What policing during the pandemic reveals about crime rates and arrests  (PBS) Police Protection and COVID-19: The Secrecy That Surrounds It  (FoxBaltimore) CRIME RATE Seattle-area police blotters from 1918 pandemic and 2020 coronavirus: Which is which?  (Seattle Times) Car tracking data reveals massive fall in crime  (GADGET) Armed thieves are capitalizing on the fact that everyone’s now wearing masks in public  (Quartz) Rise in violent crime in Jacksonville despite more people staying at home  (ActionNewsJax) see also:  Portland Shootings Increase Despite Stay At Home Order  (OPB) and also:  Motor Vehicle Thefts Rise in New York...

Domestic violence increases during pandemic, police see more calls for mental health, some cities crime rate stays the same, cyber attacks and scams increasing during pandemic, using cellphone data to track coronavirus, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Montgomery County Sheriff: Mental health calls up 81 percent since COVID-19 outbreak  (WDTN) Coronavirus California: Grisly work of crime scene cleaners changes due to COVID-19 pandemic  (ABC7News) Justice Department researchers: Mass shootings 'elusive as they are disruptive'  (Washington Times) CRIME RATE 'I have corona, you’re going to die' - police release shocking bodycam footage. Three men were jailed  (Bristol Post) see also:  Criminals continue to use coronavirus as a weapon against police after four thugs are jailed for spitting, coughing or sneezing on officers during lockdown  (Daily Mail) and also  Texas police searching for woman ‘willfully spreading’ COVID-19  (The Grio) After Th...

Crime rate changes during the pandemic, fines and ankle monitors for coronavirus violations, downsides of relying on predictive policing outlined by DOJ, looking at surveillance of citizens to fight pandemic, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A Minnesota trooper pulled over a doctor for speeding. Then he gave her his N95 medical masks  (CNN) A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive  (CNN) Kentucky puts ankle monitors on coronavirus patients who break quarantine  (Global News) and also:  Six months in jail, $11,000 fine for leaving home without a 'reasonable excuse’  (The Sydney Morning Herald) What to expect on patrol during the COVID-19 pandemicA BOLO for five call types officers may respond to during the current national emergency  (PoliceOne) 'Blue wall of silence': When the sexual assault suspect is a police officer  (Star Tribune) Flood of retired Norfolk police officers offer services in wake of corona...

Coronoavirus affecting first responders, using AI ethically to fight crime, geofencing warrants, open data makes safer cities, coronavirus upends justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Miami Beach Commissioner Asks if City Should Infect First Responders With Coronavirus  (Miami New Times) Concerns about virus are changing how police respond to non-emergency calls  (KBTX) Video Appears To Show Louisiana Cop Planting ‘Crack’ On Handcuffed Black Suspect  (NewsOne.com) CRIME RATE Kansas City Looks To Florida For Help Solving Its Gun Violence Problem  (WUNC) CRIM-TECH How AI is being used to help fight crime  (Engineering and Technology) see also:  Cops need to come clean on predictive policing of 250,000 people  (The Bristol Cable) Coming to terms with biometrics in policing  (The Hindu) Data from man's ankle bracelet led police to charge him as an armed home invader, but court says that was unconstitutional  (Univer...

Coronavirus scams, bail reform connected to increase in crime, AI, video surveillance, facial recognition, more officers needed for more foot patrols, and more... POLICE CONDUCT What Law Enforcement Personnel Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  (CDC) Florida deputy comforts child whose parents crashed their car, took off without her  (WTHR) Man arrested compliments deputies for being 'polite' and 'professional,' Florida sheriff says  (Fox35 Orlando) Myrtle Beach police hope to combat crime hot spots with $1.5M grant  (WBTW) Study finds SFPD patrol staffing ‘severely inadequate’  (SF Examiner) CRIME RATE Criminals Cash In on Coronavirus. Hospitals from Italy to Japan have reported disappearing inventories of newly precious masks and hand sanitizer  (WSJ) Does Bail Reform Increase Crime? An Empirical Assessment of the Public Safety Implications of Bail Reform in Cook County, Illinois  (SSRN) see also:  846 new cri...