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Trauma and empathy training, body cams, mental health calls, smash and grab, school violence and arrests, where gun violence is surging, cameras to reduce crimes, Marsy's Law doesn't apply to police officers, police records transparency, prison conditions, First Step Act, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Baltimore’s new approach to police training looks at the effects of trauma, importance of empathy  (Courthouse News Service) How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras  (PorPublica) Starting in January, non-law enforcement team can respond to mental health crisis calls  (ABC30) Stark County Sheriff's Office rolls out new program to improve staff performance and community relations  (News 5 Cleveland) CRIME RATE ‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but critics question the need  (SW Iowa News) see also:  Member of Congress calls for better data on organized retail crime and other theft  (Retail Dive) 185 weapons, seven guns reported at Wake C...

Social media used to predict crime, tech used to predict and solve crime, crime influenced by time of day, school violence, blockchain in justice, combating the opioid crisis, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Report: As Tech Changes Law Enforcement, Its Workforce Must Adapt  (GovTech) Justice Department is Awarding Almost $320 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis  (DOJ) Feds Order Google To Hand Over A Load Of Innocent Americans' Locations  (Forbes) Maryland supplying $12M in grants to Baltimore PD for technology, violent crime fight, community policing  (Baltimore Fishbowl) NYPD yanks thousands of body cams after one caught fire  (Gizmodo) Charlottesville Police Department changes how stop and frisk data is collected, presented  (Cavalier Daily) CRIME RATE UNESCO report reveals high levels of violence and bullying in schools  (UNESCO) see also:  New Jersey mom follows 'gut feeling', stopping potential school shooting in central Kentucky ...