Officer and 911 operator shortage, racial profiling, Do Not Defund, police firearm dangers, teachers’ safety, electric vehicles in the police fleet, FL database on bad cops, public crime data, early release doesn’t equal violent crime, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Va. attorney general visits Fairfax Co. police amid officer shortage, violent crime spike (WJLA)
Kootenai County reduces public services amid 911 operator shortage (Idaho Capital Sun)
Do Not Defund: Roland Fryer and Rafael Mangual on Crime and Policing in the 21st Century (Hoover Instution)
Viewing Firearm Danger Through the Lens of Police Officers (SAGE Journals)
CRIME RATE
Shootings and Homicides in Chicago Down From Historic Highs of Past Years, Overall Crime Still Up (NBC Chicago)
Teachers’ Safety and Workplace Victimization: A Socioecological Analysis of Teachers’ Perspective (Taylor and Francis Online)
CRIM-TECH
Allen Police Department’s new technology: SPIDRTech, bodycams, and more (Allen American)
Kansas City Adds Electric Vehicles to Police Fleet (GovTech)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Florida’s new database on cops with bad records has holes, reform advocates say (Tampa Bay Times)
Major news organizations sue Texas Department of Public Safety for public records on Uvalde shooting (CNN)
After hiatus, Annapolis Police re-release crime data map (The Capital Gazette)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
San Jose advocates say early release doesn’t equal violent crime (San Jose Spotlight)
Few people commit crimes while being watched before trial, early data show (Source NM)
Brittany Suszan 