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Shielding police, lower murder rate with more cops, national crime data reporting needs improvement, ATF gun crime report, school shooting data, violent crime and youth, corporate white collar prosecutions at all time low, streamlining sharing of criminal justice data, impact of COVID on arrests, observing bail review hearings, and more...  POLICE CONDUCT In Shielded, Joanna Schwartz Dissects Policing’s Legal Environment  (TheCrimeReport.org) Study estimates 1 murder averted for every 11 cops hired: Report  (NOLA.com) Former police chief heading to trial in DUI, hit-and-run case  (York Dispatch) CRIME RATE New Crime Trends Working Group Aims to Improve National Crime Data Reporting  (TheCrimeReport.org) 6 major takeaways from the ATF's first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime  (NPR) Elementary School. High School. Now College. Michigan State Students Are No Strangers to Mass Shootings.  (NYTimes) see also:  Nashville startup, nonprofit release s...

Body cam footage, police recruitment and low morale, diverting calls from police, does welfare reduce crime, schools underreporting crimes, violent crime, signs of a mass shooting, 'force multipliers', veteran crimes, department of corrections data portal, FOIA backlog, keeping minors our of prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT How Body Cam Footage Shows Contradictions in Police Reports Around North Texas  (Dallas Observer) see also:  Dallas police officers now have to wear body camera on off-duty jobs, chief says  (WFAA) Omaha, Bellevue police find good, bad in social media  (WOWT) See If Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.  (The Marshall Project) LAPD not meeting recruitment goals, chief says  (LA Daily News) see also:  Chief resigns, 5 officers leave as Ypsilanti Police Department suffers from low morale  (MLive) and also:  R...

SCOTUS ruling will make law enforcement jobs harder, "Warrior Mindset" in policing, concealed carry laws lead to more gun crime, school shootings at highest number in 2 decades, behavioral health officers, CA DOJ data breach,  "epidemic of hate", online data could be used against women seeking abortion, Uvalde shooting transparency, AZ prison health care ruled unconstitutional, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Law enforcement officials: Supreme Court gun ruling will make our jobs harder  (Clayton News Daily) “Warrior Mindset” Persists Among Minneapolis Police After Training Reforms, Report Says  (Bolts Mag) Seattle discussing dispatching behavioral health providers, crisis experts to 911 calls  (King5) see also:  With new Public Health and Safety Team, Manchester aims to reduce non-emergency calls to the police department  (NHPR) Conflicting reports, gaps in data obscure true number of Pa. law enforcement agencies  (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Improving Data fo...

Reviewing police like Uber drivers, LA State police under investigation, SF DA recalled, dispatching mental health specialists, 'gag order' against assault in schools, mass shootings, reducing gun violence, assault weapons ban, drone plans at Axon, surveillance networks, NY States criminal justice data, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In this small Va. town, citizens review police like Uber drivers  (The Washington Post) Louisiana State Police under investigation for excessive force or racially discriminatory policing  (ABC News) SFPD refused to help stop San Francisco Quickly car burglary ring, report alleges  (SFGate) see also:  San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin  (CBS News) Public Safety Dept announces changes to address staffing levels at Public Safety Answering Points  (Vermont Biz) The Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety I...

Police staffing shortages, civilian response teams, USPS postal police, DOJ hotlines to report hate crimes, America's gun problem, gun violence, ICE data collection on Americans, NYPD secret database, facial recognition in schools, law enforcement polices restrict transparency and accountability, a holistic criminal justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Staffing shortages are causing case backlogs at Phoenix-area police departments  (AZFamily.com) With Complaints Rising, Transit Agencies Search for Alternatives to Police  (Route Fifty) see also:  SLCPD to form new civilian response team to handle massive call volume  (Fox13) After court battle, Marilyn Mosby releases list of 305 Baltimore police officers with credibility issues  (The Baltimore Sun) Voters, investors and crime experts have eyes on bid to recall San Francisco DA  (Courthouse News Service) After years of gang list controversy, the NYPD has a new secret database. It's focused on guns. ...

Statistics on school shootings prove hard to collect, Trump prosecutes gun crimes, cash bail replaced by algorithms, Japan's 'pre-crime' AI, open crime data is good for police, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Rate of Police Officers Decreases By 11 Percent  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Chicago cops to document every time they point a gun at someone as part of CPD overhaul deal, sources say  (Chicago Tribune) California Police Accountability Bills Head to Governor’s Desk  (Courthouse News) Studies reveal drop in complaints against police since use of body cams  (Spectrum News) CRIME RATE Treating Violence As An Epidemic: Greensboro Leaders Consider 'Cure Violence' Program  (WFMY) These Firms Are Monitoring Students on Social Media to Prevent School Violence. Does It Work?  (NYTimes) see also:  Why there’s so much inconsistency in school shooting data  (The Conversation) Does the U.S. lead the world in mass shootings?  (WaPo) see also: ...

Worst State for officers to work, 'Big Brother in Coral Gables, predicting risk of opioid overdoses, China turns to robotic policing, drones fighting crimes, bitcoin price manipulation investigation, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Idaho ranked among worst places for police officers to work  (Idaho State Journal) Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US  (Motherboard) Supreme Court extends privacy protection to cars in a driveway  (LA Times) 'Big brother' in Coral Gables? Police capture data that says a lot about people's lives  (Miami Herald) How the municipal court money machine burdens city residents Lawsuits allege that small towns across the U.S. cracking down on “nuisance law” violations unfairly burden homeowners  (Curbed.com) CRIME RATE 2018 has already outpaced 2017 in K-12 school shooting deaths  (Vox) Why this Traverse City homeless shelter lets alcoholics drink  (Detroit Free Press) U.S. L...

Parkland school shooting is number 18 of 2018 (it's only February), Sacramento crime drop attributed to community policing, algorithms can tell when kids are in danger, DNA imaging tech helps solve cold cases, Chicago murder clearance rate and gun violence decreases, rethinking probation, and more... POLICE CONDUCT West Palm Beach Police lieutenant files whistleblower lawsuit against the city  (WPTV) ATF ballistics database would get budget bump  (FCW) 2 cops, 2 stories: LPD internal affairs finds few facts, but leaders say 1 sworn officer is lying  (The Ledger) Murder ‘clearance’ rate in Chicago hit new low in 2017  (Chicago Sun Times) See Also:  Los Angeles-style policing driving down Chicago shootings, city’s experts say  (Chicago Sun Times) CRIME RATE There have already been 18 school shootings in the US this year: Everytown  (ABC News) See also:   After Sandy Hook, More Than 400 People Have Been Shot in Over 200 School Shoot...