Chicago police pause new foot pursuit policy, police in schools, staffing woes in Baltimore PD, effects of one day foot patrols on hot spots, campus sexual assault, Texas will ‘eliminate all rapists’, MN county stops prosecuting low level traffic stops, body cam law to standardize operations across the state, recidivism rates over the past 10 years, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Chicago police will delay making temporary foot pursuit policy permanent, saying more time is needed for data analysis (Chicago Tribune)
When Schools Call Police On Kids (WFAE) see also: Gun violence in city prods Erie School District to propose delay in reducing police force (GoErie.com)
State Police takes no action against trooper who lied about Ronald Greene body cam footage (WBRZ)
Police staffing woes complicate reform effort in Baltimore (Associated Press)
South Dallas Property Owner Sues City Over Habitual Criminal Property Designation (Dallas Observer)
Dallas police chief has ‘serious concerns’ about why officer shot at unarmed man (WFAA)
Strategic Responses to the Police Among Inner-City Youth (Academia.edu)
CRIME RATE
Authorities worry new Texas gun law will increase violence (ABC News)
Effects of One-a-Day Foot Patrols on Hot Spots of Serious Violence and Crime Harm: a Randomised Crossover Trial (Springer Link)
Denver to shut down Civic Center Park ‘until further notice’ due to crime, safety concerns (TheDenverChannel.com)
5 more sue EMU in sexual assaults, say school failed them (The Detroit News) see also: HSU Saw the Highest Number of Reported Rapes In More Than a Decade During the COVID Lockdown, Report Shows (Lost Coast Outpost)
Governor Greg Abbott says Texas will ‘eliminate all rapists’ (Fox 7 Austin)
Ramsey County attorney says he won’t prosecute most felonies arising from low-level traffic stops (Star Tribune)
Weekend of gun violence in SLC prompts call for peace from mayor and police chief (The Salt Lake Tribune)
CRIM-TECH
Flint bringing back ShotSpotter to detect gunfire in the city (ABC12) see also: South Bend police work through ‘hiccups’ in adopting new ShotSpotter software (South Bend Tribune)
Oakland police give FBI “unfettered access” to license plate reader data, according to lawsuit (Mercury News)
New body cam law will standardize law enforcement operations across the state (KRIS 6 News)
EGD: Modern community surveillance threatens our human rights (SanJoseSpotLight.com)
POLICE TRANSPANRECY
States with coalitions for open government are more transparent, new study finds (NFOIC.org)
Syracuse police release first batch of traffic stop data mandated by reform legislation (Syracuse.com) see also: Stopped while driving in Virginia: Graphical analysis of police stops across state, Richmond region (Richmond.com)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018) (Bureau of Justice Statistics) see also: Recidivism Rates: What You Need to Know (Council on Criminal Justice)
Black offenders are more likely to get federal life sentences than Hispanic and white offenders, a new study finds (Business Insider)
Brittany Suszan 