Disbanding police forces, cops in schools, gang database scrapped, retail crime, asset forfeiture, big city crime rates, violence against MD youth, online crime data base for transparency, crime on cruise ships, prison guard corruption, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
‘It’s scary’: America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (Winston Salem Journal)
Do cops actually make schools safer? (Minnesota Reformer)
Do police stations deter crime? (Crime Science)
Police Oversight Board Votes to Permanently Scrap New Chicago Gang Database (WTTW)
After George Floyd’s murder, more states require release of police disciplinary records (Stateline)
Memphis Police pressured to change culture after high-profile killings and beatings (WGLT)
Federal Appeals Court Rules Detroit’s Asset Forfeiture Violates Due Process Rights of Drivers (Reason)
CRIME RATE
Americans are hopelessly confused about big-city crime. Partisanship is partly to blame (LA Times) see also: Rising crime rhetoric persists in Colorado. Data tells a different story. (Colorado Newsline)
Mayor to introduce ordinance targeting gun owners who leave guns unsecured in unlocked cars (Savannah Now)
Retail Theft and Robbery Rates Have Risen across California (PPIC.org) see also: As dollar stores spread across the nation, crime and safety concerns follow (CBS News)
Violent crime plagues large apartment complexes in Dallas — but researchers say City Hall can help (KERA News)
Violence against Maryland youth sees “significant increase” despite yearslong decline in youth crime, research finds (CBS News Baltimore)
CRIM-TECH
Washington Crime Lab on track to clear backlog of rape kits in next 3 months (FOX 13 Seattle)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Schenectady police launch online crime database in public transparency effort (The Daily Gazette)
Why Are Crimes on Cruise Ships No Longer Being Disclosed to the U.S. Public? (Cruise Law News)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Federal Prison Guards Confessed to Rape and Got Away With It (Reason)
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