Fusion centers, Chicago consent-decree, inflation and crime, guns leading cause of death among children and teens, crime reduction and prevention plans, firearm violence, body cams, data brokers access to public data, campus crime transparency, mass incarceration, resentencing in TN, abuse in DJJ facility, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Latest consent-decree report hits Chicago police leadership in key areas: Community policing and building community trust (Chicago Tribune)
Tips for reaching 911 during cell phone outages (ABC10)
13 Nassar victims file $130 million in claims against FBI for ‘gross negligence’ (The Detroit News)
FBI Partnering with Fusion Centers to Tackle Threats (FBI.gov)
CRIME RATE
As inflation keeps rising, more small-time thefts count as felonies (AXIOS) see also: Inflation in US could lead to rise in crime (WPSD)
The changing epidemiology of interpersonal firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA (Science Direct)
Guns now leading cause of death among children and teenagers in US, data suggests (Sky News)
‘A different perspective’: Cenla youth share ideas on crime reduction and prevention (KALB)
Merced leaders tentatively endorse Advance Peace program as an anti-violence strategy (Merced Sun Star)
Tacoma police chief debuts citywide crime reduction plan focused on violent crime (The News Tribune)
CRIM-TECH
Debate over body cameras continues ahead of Common Council vote (WKOW)
Data brokers provide ‘back doors’ for ICE to target immigrants, report says Denver County Chief of Operations Vincent Line sits on board of LexisNexis exchange (Colorado News Online)
40 Futures: v1.08 Sheriff squanders sensitive data to save budget (The Justice Tech Download)
State sets up new crime database (The Sylva Herald)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
State audit shows 7 Utah schools had deficiencies in crime reporting (ABC4) see also: Don’t Rely on ‘Safest Colleges’ Lists to Gauge Campus Security Lists that claim to rank the ‘Safest Colleges’ in America are misleading. Students and parents must do their homework to find a campus that is truly secure and right for them. (Campus Safety)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Tennessee May Allow Resentencing for Drug-Free School Zone Offenders After Reason Investigation (Reason)
‘Dangerous tactics’: Federal report details abuse of youth at DJJ facility (WLTX)
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