Police misconduct and killings published in Louisiana, recruiting officers, 2023 gun violence trends, transit crime rates, schools and hate crimes, retail shrink and theft, Amazon revokes police access to Ring footage, halt funding to predictive policing, cyberattacks, RMS overhaul in Pennsylvania, broadcasting law enforcement frequencies, bail in Tennessee, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
New data dashboard for police misconduct, killings in Louisiana (BRProud)
Alameda went far beyond what other cities were willing to pay to recruit officers. Did it pay off? (The Mercury News)
CRIME RATE
In 2023, Gun Violence Trended Down Across the Country (American Progress.org)
Schools are 3rd-highest location for hate crimes: FBI (ABC News)
As some transit crime rates triple, FTA releases data, other resources (Smart Cities Dive)
Maryland crime trends show increase in unsolved violent crimes (FOX45)
7 reasons why everyone’s confused about shrink and theft (Retail Dive)
CRIM-TECH
Amazon reverses course, revokes police access to Ring footage via Neighbors app (TechCrunch)
Senators demand that the Justice Department halt funding to predictive policing programs (GovExec)
Bucks County emergency dispatch system working again after cyberattack (CBS News)
Pennsylvania County Greenlights $2M Records Management Overhaul (GovTech)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
The Perils of Broadcasting Law Enforcement Frequencies (Governing)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Only people charged with capital murder can be denied bail in TN. Why some want it changed (Commercial Appeal)
Brittany Suszan 