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Entire police force suspended, police discipline hearings, use of force, FBI crime data, undercounting sex crimes, tracking threats to Congress, how firearms move from legal to criminal use, AI in policing, predicting crime, online discussions about crime and safety, police surveillance, GPS tracking darts, use of force transparency, prosecutorial dashboards, accountability in restorative justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT ‘Blindsided': A Maryland small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why  (NBC Washington) Serious Chicago Police Discipline Hearings Must Take Place in Public, Judge Rules  (WTTW) Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?  (AP News) CRIME RATE FBI’s National Crime Data Paints Incomplete Picture  (The Dallas Express) New Orleans police undercounted sex crime data; advocates fear lost funding  (NOLA.com) Congress makes it easier to track threats to members  (Axios) How firearms move

Solving more murders, culture of wellness in criminal justice jobs, the police personality, traffic stop disparities, drop in gun violence and murders, gun homicides down slightly, generative AI for criminal justice, reducing recidivism and worker shortage, free prison calls, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New evidence that we're solving more murders  (Slow Boring) DOJ Officials Call for 'Culture of Wellness' in Criminal Justice Jobs  (National Criminal Justice Association) The “Police Personality”: Is it Real?  (Sage Journals) Most U.S. emergency call centers are understaffed  (Axios) Kansas Cops Have 'Waged War on Motorists' by Subjecting Them to Pretextual Traffic Stops, a Federal Judge Says  (reason) see also: Pittsburgh efforts to address racial bias in traffic enforcement have reduced the number of stops, but disparities remain  (Public Source) Tickets and arrests didn’t go up when SROs reintroduced to Denver schools, police data shows  (The Colorado Sun) CRIME RA

Strongly policed cities and hot spot policing, states that don't report crime to the FBI, statewide minimums for police pursuits, school lockdowns assessment, residents participate in crime commission forum, public genealogy data to identify criminals, facial recognition leads to wrongful arrest, reliable police data and research needed now more than ever, recidivism rates, and more... POLICE CONDUCT London experience suggests strongly policed cities don’t always benefit from hot-spot approach  (Policing Insight) Federal appeals court rules against former police officer fired for Facebook post  (The Free Speech Center) States That Don't Report Crime to the FBI  (24/7 Wall St) New Indiana policy sets statewide minimum for police pursuits  (Fox59) CRIME RATE Can School Lockdowns Save Lives? An Assessment of Drills and Use in Real-World Events  (Taylor and Francis Online) NYC leaders acknowledge 22% increase in overall crime, while pointing to signs of progress  (CityandStateNY.co

Chicago police pause new foot pursuit policy, police in schools, staffing woes in Baltimore PD, effects of one day foot patrols on hot spots, campus sexual assault, Texas will 'eliminate all rapists', MN county stops prosecuting low level traffic stops, body cam law to standardize operations across the state, recidivism rates over the past 10 years, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Chicago police will delay making temporary foot pursuit policy permanent, saying more time is needed for data analysis  (Chicago Tribune)  When Schools Call Police On Kids  (WFAE) see also:  Gun violence in city prods Erie School District to propose delay in reducing police force  (GoErie.com) State Police takes no action against trooper who lied about Ronald Greene body cam footage  (WBRZ) Police staffing woes complicate reform effort in Baltimore  (Associated Press) South Dallas Property Owner Sues City Over Habitual Criminal Property Designation  (Dallas Observer) Dallas police chief has 'serious co

Accessibility to body cam footage, looking at misconduct record laws in all 50 states, policescorecard.org launches, crime jumps after policing reform then lowers, hate crimes on the rise, opioid crisis, tracing guns from violent crimes, technology used to track crime, fair and accurate recidivism forecasts, over half a million people with intellectual disabilities in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Acting U.S. Attorney recognizes police week, honors law enforcement who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in 2020  (Justice.gov) Knoxville police creates permanent team to build relationships in areas with higher violence rates  (WBIR) Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states  (Star Tribune) see also:  Get the Data on Policing in America. Get the Facts about US Police Departments  (PoliceScorecard.org) Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce Citizen Fatalities? Results of a Country-Wide Natural Experiment  (Springer Link) Police officer brings $1 million dollar law

What happens when you add more police to a city, response teams for mental health, qualified immunity, police misconduct across cities, violence interrupters, gun violence, lowering recidivism, advisory councils, real time crime centers, and more... POLICE CONDUCT When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens?  (NPR) Columbus, Ohio, Police Have Killed Third Most Children in U.S., Compared to Other Departments: Data  (Newsweek) Race plays a role, but researchers say it’s not the strongest predictor of whether someone holds a negative view of police A meta-analysis of 66 peer-reviewed studies shows the public's relationship with law enforcement is complicated. (The Journalist's Resource) Police Officers’ Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Claims, Warrant Execution, and Warrantless Searches and Arrests: Tracing the Evolution of, and Stagnation in, U.S. Supreme Court Precedents  (SpringerLink) Tallahassee Police launches mobile response team for mental health calls . (Tallaha

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Civilian teams help police fight crime, looking at violence like a disease, sex offender recidivism, Catholic church charges as crime ring, big data used to fight human trafficking, asset forfeiture does not reduce crime, national public safety partnership, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Former Rochester police chief: Viral SPD arrest a 'teachable moment' for everyone  (CNY Central) 'Social Workers of Last Resort': Police Adopt New Training Techniques  (Governing.com) Justice Department Announces Addition of 10 Cities and Counties as Part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime  (DOJ) Denver Police Testing Idea Of Civilian Teams Responding To Some 911 Calls  (CBS Denver) see also:  Mayor, Top Cop Announce New Initiative To Team Up With Businesses To Fight Crime  (CBS Chicago) Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study  (reason.com) The Plain View Project is a database of public Facebook posts and comme

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:  Why Rewards for Loyal Spenders A

Cameras credited for cutting crime, link between crime and obesity, possible serial killer in Chicago, data important analyzing tool, Denver PD testing GPS dart system, life after prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT San Francisco DA: Analyzing data helpful in fighting crime  (ABQ Journal) Data call into question supposed benefits of police review boards  (Dallas News) Killeen: Doorbell cameras helping police solve crimes  (KWTX) Records Requests Show Even More California Police Departments Started Destroying Records Before The Public Could Get Its Hands On Them  (TechDirt) Recently released records show Portland Police Bureau targeted counter-protesters, ignored armed alt-right demonstrators at “Patriot Prayer” rally  (MuckRock) Grand Rapids to criminalize reckless racial profiling when making police report  (Michigan Watchdog) Hawaii law enforcement power couple mired in corruption case  (Associated Press) CRIME RATE Millennials arrested more often than predecessors—e

PredPol program shut down in some cities but kept on in others, civilian oversight of police agencies debated, gun laws and mass shootings connected, connection between poverty and crime, Shotspotter pros and cons, prison reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Bodycam shows officers save man from burning car seconds before it explodes  (ABC30) LAPD to change crime data program as activists tell Police Commission to ‘shut it down’  (LA Times) see also:  Eight years in, LAPD can’t measure PredPol’s effect on crime  (MuckRock) and also:  Audit Finds LAPD Predictive Policing Programs Lack Oversight  (Courthouse News) and:  Baltimore set to renew contract with predictive policing group, citing violence declines in targeted areas  (Baltimore Sun) and finally:  Bay Area police try out controversial AI software that tells them where to patrol  (Mercury News) 5 examples of how evidence-based policing enhances law enforcement  (PoliceOne) City disputes crime data story as it enters politica

Intimidating rape victims, colleges may be finally required to disclose hazing, data-driven crime fighting, using tech to fight opioid epidemic, AI in public safety, federal program sees drop in recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In Cincinnati, data-driven crimefighting has revived communities. Could the strategy work in NM?  (KOB4) Jeff Sessions to police: 'You are the thin blue line ... between safety and lawlessness.'  (Indy Star) MD state's attorney sent police to rape victim’s home to threaten her - lawsuit alleges Federal class action against the state’s attorney, police and UMBC charges that Baltimore County is obstructing justice – and still misclassifying rape reports  (Baltimore Brew) The Need to Balance Police Effectiveness and Fairness  (GovTech) U.K. Police Target Russian Criminal Funds Flowing Through Banks  (Bloomberg) ‘An erosion in confidence’: Athens police chief asked to resign  (AJC) see also:  Oklahoma Police Chief Resigns Over Neo-Nazi

New guidelines on police shootings, police liability, Ohio sues opioid drugmakers, robotic cop joins police force, police transparency key to public trust, white collar prisons, reducing recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police officer helps homeless family found sleeping in car (WFTV) Baltimore to pay $60,000 to man with neck, back injuries after arrest (Baltimore Sun) Milwaukee Council OKs $2.3 Million Settlement in Dontre Hamilton Shooting (NBC News) The Supreme Court Just Nixed A Rule That Made It Easier To Hold Cops Liable (HuffPost) Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice is fired — but not for the killing (WaPo) Wisconsin DOJ issues first full guidelines for investigating fatal police shootings (Journal Sentinel) Do low salaries impact public safety in Newton County? (CovNews.com) New 'Blue Lives Matter' laws raise concerns among activists (St. Louis Post Dispatch) CRIME RATE An Exploratory Stu