Week of June 13, 2022

POLICE CONDUCT

What Can FBI Data Say About Crime in 2021? It’s Too Unreliable to Tell. Nearly 40% of law enforcement agencies around the country did not submit any data in 2021 to a newly revised FBI crime statistics collection program. (The Marshall Project)

Texas police want to block officers’ body cam footage of Uvalde massacre response being released to the public (Independent)

Denver police giving out Advance Auto Parts gift cards instead of tickets for broken tail lights (KDVR)

Police lethal violence against Black people may affect clearance of crimes involving Black victims (Phys.org)

California sheriff to stop sharing license-plate data after settlement (StateScoop)

Report Shows Kansas Law Enforcement Seized $21 Million From People, Most Of Whom Were Never Charged With Crimes (TechDirt)

Police Are Still Killing Too Many Americans. Why Can’t We Do Something About It? (Governing.com)

CRIME RATE

Illinois Will Investigate Possible Civil Rights Violations in Student Ticketing (ProPublica)

Grocery stores are a hotbed of racism and hate crimes, data shows (NBC News)

Flint hopeful proposed witness protection program would help curb crime (MLive)

Online data, medical records could be used to put women in jail under new abortion laws (Phys.org)

Police Department’s Podcast Aims to Solve Cold Cases (US News)

June is meant to celebrate Pride but it also brings a spike in hate crimes to Utah (KUER)

Preventing Gun Violence on Campus (Inside Higher Ed)

CRIM-TECH

‘Frozen’ Animation Code Helped Engineers Solve a 62-Year-Old Russian Cold Case (Indie Wire)

Officials confirm Unified Government data centers were targeted by ransomware attack (KSHB)

How consumer technology is creating new channels for police surveillance. From dashcams to ‘vigilante’ apps, consumer-owned tech is helping police track crime. But is it making us safer? (Tech Monitor)

Amazon Pressed by Senate Democrat on Ring-Police Data Sharing (Bloomberg Law)

Montgomery Co. council members propose a bill for private security cameras program (WUSA9)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Racial disparities exist in encounters with King County Sheriff’s Office, but data is lacking (The Seattle Times)

Mayor Candidate Calls for Increased Transparency From NBPD Amid Violence in New Brunswick (InsiderNJ)

Arizona Department of Public Safety launches crime dashboard (KTAR)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Oregon Supreme Court orders private companies operating in jails to follow anti-discrimination laws (OregonLive)