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License plate data access, proactive policing, crime suppression units, crime decline and the public perception, phishing and AI, cyber crime, TikTok crimes, disclosure of facial recognition data use in criminal cases, CA stops funding for police transparency database, freed after two decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, and more... POLICE CONDUCT San Francisco Police Audit Shows Feds ‘Improperly’ Accessed License Plate Data Hundreds of Times  (KQED) Faribault PD introduces new unit focused on proactive policing  (Faribault Daily News) Jefferson County sheriff launches IMPACT Crime Suppression Unit  (WVLT) CRIME RATE Crime is falling. Why don’t residents feel safer? Statistics alone won’t change public perception, say the mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, and Kansas City, Missouri. Building trust requires visibility, relationships and consistent communication.  (Smart Cities Dive) Cyber Criminals Redirecting Users to Fraudulent Websites with Malicious...

James Q Wilson (1931-2012) was a social scientist known for co-authoring the 1982 article that introduced the ' broken window theory '. James Q Wilson In his broken windows article (written alongside George L Kelling) , Wilson introduced the criminological theory that monitoring and maintaining urban environments in a well-ordered condition may stop further vandalism and escalation into more serious crime.  'Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it's unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside. Or consider a sidewalk. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people even start leaving bags of trash from take-out restaurants there or breaking into cars. ' In other words, little crimes (like vandalism) can lead to more serious crimes (like thefts, robberies, and a...