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Domestic violence and disturbance calls prove most dangerous for officers, can prisons make us safer, algorithm to solve murders, license plate readers on campus, hiring ex-convicts to help fight crime, body cam facial recognition, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Crime Reduction Unit met with success, crime on the decline  (Cochrane Today) Illinois deputy gunned down while responding to call, becomes 5th officer fatally shot nationwide in last 8 days  (ABC News) 'More inherently dangerous and unpredictable' | Why ‘Disturbance’ calls are a wildcard for police  (ABC10) see also:  'Abuse Is A Pattern': Law enforcement says they respond to domestic dispute calls daily  (KRCR News) and also:  Sacramento Officer Tara O’Sullivan was gunned down during a domestic disturbance call. Her death sent the region into mourning  (LA Times) City and organizers to push back against summer spike in crime and violence  (Indianapolis Recorder) New Alabama Law Pe...

Nashville Policing project results, Fortnite targeted by criminals, safer public housing, anti-violence programs that work, Florida prison population, beware of porch pirates, and more... POLICE CONDUCT NYPD Has Been Quietly Revamping How It Treats Crime Victims. The Results Are Impressive.  (Slate) Chicago’s Safe Passage program costs a lot, but it may provide students safer routes to school  (The Conversation) The 25 NJ police departments that used kicks, pepper spray or other force the most, ranked  (NJ.com) What Happens in the Wake of The Policing Project?  (Nashville Scene) CRIME RATE Study: Epileptic Adults in High-Crime Neighborhoods Have Seizures More Often  (US News) Johns Hopkins surgeon and other physicians tell U.S. lawmakers stories of harrowing gun violence  (Baltimore Sun) How Ring's Neighbors app is making home security a social thing  (CNet) How to Create Safer Public Housing Projects  (CityLab) How a Brownsvil...

Rural America is struggling with rising crime rates, police using big data, hot weather means more crime, binge drinking causing crime, Uber monitors driver criminal records in real time, sporting events lead to rise in violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Does legal weed make police more effective?  (WaPo) The chief wanted perfect stats, so cops were told to pin crimes on black people, probe found  (Miami-Herald) FBI to Add National Data Exchange System to National Instant Criminal Background Check System  (ESR) Toronto police plan to deploy 200 more officers to priority areas in evening to combat gun violence  (The Star) Body cam footage shows officers use coin toss to decide whether to arrest driver  (The Holl) CRIME RATE In Rural America, Violent Crime Reaches Highest Level in a Decade  (Governing) Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather?  (BBC) A massive new study puts a pin in one of the oldest myths about mental illness. R...