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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Civilian review boards, gun violence, police records

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Recent pardons critiqued by FOP, secrecy around police shootings, understaffing woes, deportations, civilian police oversight, lethal force, murder decline, gun violence trends, high-risk firearms dealers, human trafficking dashboard, license plate readers, using AI for missing children, access to public police records, body cam footage, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Despite endorsing Trump, Fraternal Order of Police critiques his recent pardons  (KSHB) Philly FOP seeks to restore secrecy around police shootings and disciplinary records in upcoming contract  (Philadelphia Inquirer) JPD addresses understaffing woes with push to fill officer slots  (THV11) Florida Sheriffs Prepare for Their Role in Mass Deportation Effort  (Governing) Group calls for more civilian Detroit police oversight, resources and social programs  (Michigan Advance) Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board officially dissolved following new state law  (WTXL) Unveiling the silent battle: su...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, police conduct, transparency

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Police conduct, retired officers back to work, misconduct files released, lack of data stalling cases, association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence, crime victim federal aid drops, crimes against USPS workers, AI in policing, police tech and AI ease workforce woes, WisDOJ sued over police transparency, states that publish current crime data, independent oversight for federal prison system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT N.M. Police Department to Bring Retired Officers Back to Work  (Officer.com) New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances  (KGET) Chicago police misconduct files will soon be made public. ‘This is a huge step forward for transparency’  (Chicago Sun Times) A cop gave Fresno man a jaywalking ticket. Then came ‘campaign of hate and revenge’  (Fresno Bee) George Floyd’s murder led to a national reckoning on policing, but efforts have stalled or reversed  (NBC News) L.A.’s dirtiest cop: A mild-mann...