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Body cams bring transparency at a cost, using data to address justice system issues, open crime data helps create independent crime maps in KC, Clearwater placing cameras around city, Alabama prison plan, and more... POLICE CONDUCT We can do better for our kids and our communities by investing in programs proven to be good for them, writes the Pinellas sheriff.  (Tampa Bay Times) Florence County Sheriff’s Office uses traffic data to combat crime  (WMBF News) This Central Valley police chief forced an officer to remodel his home; now he’s California’s latest criminal cop  (The Mercury News) Clearwater police to create operations center linked to cameras around city  (Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly) 'Catastrophic data loss' affects thousands of Hamilton County Sheriff's Office dashcam videos  (Chattanooga Times Free Press) CRIME RATE Bill would call for state of emergency to address Baltimore crime  (WBAL) 'Treat this as a public health crisis' |...

Addressing the inaccuracies of predictive AI in policing, Boston looks at new way behind parking tickets, ceasefire in Baltimore working?, changing course in addressing overdoses, and more... POLICE CONDUCT This Tiny Louisiana Police Force Is a National Leader in Taking Guns From Abusers  (The Trace) St. Paul police adopt policy changing how emergency calls are prioritized   (KMSP) D.C. issues record $1 billion in traffic and parking tickets, AAA calls it 'predatory'  (WJLA) see also:  Boston parking proposal: Adjust tickets based on driver's income  (WCVB) Video: Orlando Cops Arrest Crying Six-Year-Old Girl One of the officers was fired after arresting two six-year-olds in one day.  (Reason.com) LAPD not giving up on data-driven policing, even after scrapping controversial program  (CBS News) CRIME RATE Internal documents, whistleblowers point to alleged underreporting of crime by DC Police  (WUSA) With initiative to curb fear of ...

Mary's law in FL hides crime data and police use of force, collecting gun violence data, police installing cameras and license plate readers on roads, the facial recognition debate, using algorithms in the justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Cold but not forgotten: how a retired officer is helping solve dormant investigations  (KTVL News10) Santa Clara County clears rape kit backlog, says it has sped up processing  (The Mercury News) Police say clearance data tells more about crime incidents in Sioux Falls  (KELOLand.com) ‘It’s lunacy’: Pa. cops still busting plenty of people for pot despite de-criminalization, report says  (Pennlive.com) CRIME RATE Thirty Most Violent Cities Based On Crime Rate-2018-USDOJ  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Surge in Minnesota drug seizures reflects influence of cartels  (Star Tribune) Washington: Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data  (The Lewiston Tribune) Number of Idaho childhood sexu...

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ABQ wants out of DOJ agreement, homeowners patrolling own neighborhoods, turning to data to predict and reduce crime, looking at substance abuse in prison, crime at Walmart, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Reorganizing St. Louis police department gets support from union, opposition from chief  (St Louis Post Dispatch) Schenectady Police working to adjust to new criminal justice reform laws  (CBS6) Albuquerque wants release from part of DOJ agreement  (Albuquerque Journal) Denver Public Safety Director Troy Riggs Resigns After Leading Major Shift In Approach To Crime  (CBS Denver) Grand jury indicts former Houston PD officers for alleged involvement in Harding Street raid  (KHOU) CRIME RATE North Austin homeowners patrolling neighborhood after increase in break-ins  (KXAN) Insys Therapeutics executive sentenced to 3 years in prison for lying about opioid addiction  (ABC News) ‘Drastic decrease:’ Milwaukee’s police chief touts reduction in ...

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...

Funding for police health, opioid crisis, privacy concerns over surveillance, police benefit from open data, body cams prove effective, big data develops smart cities, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Ga Agencies to Receive Portion of $62 Million to Support Health, Safety of Police Officers  (AllOnGeorgia) A salute to TPD for changing policy to provide vital information about crime | Our opinion  (Tallahassee Democrat) Manchin, Capito announce nearly $38 million to address opioid crisis, reduce crime, and improve public safety in West Virginia  (MyBuckhannon.com) SC police departments say body camera video modernizing police work  (The Post and Courier) Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities  (WWMT) Body cam video shows Colorado officer who dodged DUI charges drunk in patrol car  (KSN) CRIME RATE Takeaways from 2019 Crime Data in Major American Cities  (Brennan Center for Justice) 16 Members Of Suspected Drug Trafficking...

States starting to take new approaches to the opioid crisis, deescalation training rolling out, lowering risk for violent crime, communities react to facial recognition tech, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Assessing Similarities and Differences in Self-Control between Police Officers and Offenders  (American Journal of Criminal Justice) Dallas Mayor’s Task Force On Safe Communities Is Weeks Away From Presenting Recommendations  (21 CBS DFW) Cop who blew whistle on arrest quotas felt ‘threatened’ by then-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton: court docs  (NYDailyNews) N.C. County Takes Preventive Approach to Opioid Crisis  (GovTech) see also:  Massachusetts Is Trying a Radical But Shockingly Simple New Response to the Opioid Crisis  (Mother Jones) De Blasio's Answer to Garner Death, NYPD Deescalation Training Slowly Evolves Toward Meeting Mayor’s Rhetoric  (Gotham Gazette) IRS touts 91% conviction rate for its 2019 tax crime cases  (Post Bulletin...

Police mental health study, social media and camera surveillance, data to curb violence, cities trying to end violence with community initiatives, drone policing, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A systematic review of mental health symptoms in police officers following extreme traumatic exposures (Study)  (TaylorandFrancisOnline.com) Dramatic body cam footage shows rescue of kidnapped 8-year-old Texas girl  (AJC) Aggressive Cops Or Politicians-Who Is Responsible For Strained Community Relations?  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Police Can’t Force You to Tell Them Your Password  (EFF.org) Judge Rules FBI Cannot Hide Use of Social Media Surveillance Tools  (Courthouse News) FBI Unites Traditional Techniques with Tech-Driven Applications to Solve Today’s Crimes  (Nextgov) The police experiment that changed what we know about foot patrol  (WHYY) CRIME RATE Five ways cities are using data and tech to curb violence  (a...

Media coverage of gun violence, can crime be predicted with AI and machine learning, lack of facial recognition laws, SpotCrime's FOIA testimony, open data to transform and engage communities, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Beyond crime rates and community surveys: a new approach to police accountability and performance measurement  (Crime Science Journal) IRS Claims to Have Identified “Dozens” of New Crypto Criminals  (Inside Bitcoins) Detailed look into Winston-Salem Police Department’s need for gunfire detection system  (MyFox8) Can We Trust the FBI's Crime Estimation Procedures?  (Academia.edu) Lessons to learn from a school resource officer  (PressHerald) Portland police chief walks out of meeting as school board asks for more time on body camera issue  (PressHerald) CRIME RATE Bias, Sensationalism Distort Media Coverage of Gun Violence, Conference Told  (TheCrimeReport) Chicago gun violence, drug cartel mayhem fueled by straw purcha...

Schools to monitor students social media, PredPol's (un)effectiveness, looking at the juvenile crime rate, violence in Mexico, big data policing, video surveillance, does legalizing marijuana have an effect on crime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT “It’s PredPol, and it’s going to reduce crime”: Agencies take algorithmic effectiveness on faith, with few checks in place Out of over 50 agencies surveyed, none indicated they had examined effectiveness of “data-driven” approach  (MuckRock) see also:  Cities Should Look At Los Angeles’ History of Big Data Policing and Avoid Its Mistakes  (Catalyst) The effects of body-worn cameras on police-citizen encounters and police activity: evaluation of a pilot implementation in Philadelphia, PA  (Journal of Experimental Criminology) Mayor Jim Strickland says consent decree limits MPD's ability to fight crime; activists cry foul  (Commercial Appeal) In a rare move, cop faces a criminal leak investigation  (Sun Sentine...

Police reform, community engagement, facial recognition tech, do license plate readers really solve crimes, unlocking and democratizing data and tech, questioning voting rights of felons, the ongoing surveillance tech ethical debate, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Austin PD unit aims to reduce Riverside crime through community engagement  (The Daily Texan) Chicago Police Department Accepts New Recommendations to Boost Homicide Clearance Rate  (WTTW) Police Reform and the Dismantling of Legal Estrangement  (Yale Law Journal) Ring Gave Police Stats About Users Who Said ‘No’ to Law Enforcement Requests  (UpShed) Traverse City Law Enforcement Leaders Plead For More Resources  (Traverse Ticker) Washington to Use Federal Grants to Clear Rape Kit Backlog  (Governing) see also:  She was raped 15 years ago. Her rape kit was finally tested and turned up a match  (KUOW) SC sheriff guilty of misconduct, faces up to 1 year in jail and is the nin...

Surveillance planes to combat crimes, facial recognition tech in schools, hot spot policing, mental illness and crime, AI, CA ends private prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT LAPD changing controversial program that uses data to predict where crimes will occur  (LA Times) Community Based Public Safety Solutions Are Working in South Los Angeles  (LA Sentinel) Fort Bend County Sheriff Nehls: Mental illness ‘biggest issue’ in Fort Bend County  (Houston Chronicle) STUDY: Where’s The Crime? Exploring Divergences Between Call Data and Perceptions of Local Crime and the microgeographic dynamics of this ‘hidden hot spot’  (Oxford Academic) Fort Collins Police Chief oped: Mindful approach to policing, community health helps increase safety  (Coloradoan) How Many Police Officers Should A City Have?  (WCCO) IRS Followed Bitcoin Transactions, Resulting In Takedown Of The Largest Child Exploitation Site On The Web  (Forbes) CRIME RATE Air Pollutio...

The age of surveillance, facial recognition, using blockchain with body cam footage and to fight deepfakes, domestic violence, cops get sued for untested rape kits, and more... POLICE CONDUCT $455 per minute: NYC speed cameras issue over $28M in fines following expansion, data shows  (Staten Island Live) US and UK Sign Crime Data Sharing Agreement  (OODA Loop) Cities want technology vendors that listen, not just 'sell stuff'  (StateScoop) Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Press Amazon’s Ring to End Its Local Police Partnerships  (Fortune) see also:  Team-Up Aims to Give 911 Dispatch Access to Camera Feeds  (GovTech) Women All Over the Country Are Suing Police for Failing to Test Their Rape Kits  (Mother Jones) What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?  (The New Yorker) CRIME RATE New FBI Data: Violent Crime Still Falling  (The Marshall Project) How to predict whether a gun owner is more likely to commit violent crimes  (MarketW...