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Henderson police chief fired, Columbus underreported crime, smart policing, holistic approach to crime, high risk violent offenders, body cam footage fees, predictive analytics, crime data in social media, automated license plate readers, asset forfeiture, trust in community police interactions, prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Henderson police chief fired after ultimatum  (8 News Now) Maui police chief named in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuit as alleged co-conspirator  (Hawaii News Now) Columbus police’s underreported crime data taking longer to fix than expected  (NBC4) The Smart Policing Initiative: 15 Years of Evidence-Based Innovation in Policing Practice  (Taylor and Francis Online) CRIME RATE A Holistic Approach to Explaining Crime  (Taylor and Francis Online) 'This narrative that Austin is dangerous is not accurate' | Police chief pushes back against bill to extend DPS enforcement downtown  (KVUE) Policing High-Risk Violent Offenders: Smart Policing in...

Traffic stops and searches, yearly crime stats, police certification and licenses, school shootings, cyber crimes, NCII and sextortion, Snapchat sued by New Mexico AG, social media facilitates violence, AI and police report writing speed, updating 911 dispatch systems, gun shot detection software, Capitol Police watchdog reports, centralizing criminal justice data, bail reform, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Lawsuit Forces Release of Operation Rolling Thunder Records  (Institute for Justice) Why doesn’t the Austin Police Department publish yearly reports on the crimes it solves?  (Austin Monitor) News outlets take fight for access to police certification database to Colorado Supreme Court  (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) see also:  All Texas police officer licenses now searchable online  (KXAN) CRIME RATE The precedent-setting push to hold parents responsible for school shootings  (Vox) see also:  Children and teens are more likely to die by...

Paperwork amounts to stress, new emergency response teams for mental health, social media fueling homicides in young Americans, lead exposure linked to higher risk of criminal behavior, smart city model bears fruit, body cam skeptics, police officer names secret, hiding mistreatment behind FOIA, treating addiction in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT “It's frustrating … I didn’t join to sit behind a desk”: Police paperwork as a source of organizational stress  (Sage Journals) Philadelphia creates new emergency response team for behavioral health calls  (CBS News Philadelphia) see also:  Long Beach launches community crisis response team to address certain calls for service  (KTLA) and also:  Albany Common Council president calls for new crime response. The proposal from Corey Ellis would create "community quality of life" patrols in the city  (Times Union) CRIME RATE How Social Media Apps Could Be Fueling Homicides Among Young Americans  (ProPublica) ...