Entire police force suspended, police discipline hearings, use of force, FBI crime data, undercounting sex crimes, tracking threats to Congress, how firearms move from legal to criminal use, AI in policing, predicting crime, online discussions about crime and safety, police surveillance, GPS tracking darts, use of force transparency, prosecutorial dashboards, accountability in restorative justice, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
‘Blindsided’: A Maryland small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why (NBC Washington)
Serious Chicago Police Discipline Hearings Must Take Place in Public, Judge Rules (WTTW)
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill? (AP News)
CRIME RATE
FBI’s National Crime Data Paints Incomplete Picture (The Dallas Express)
New Orleans police undercounted sex crime data; advocates fear lost funding (NOLA.com)
Congress makes it easier to track threats to members (Axios)
How firearms move from legal purchase to criminal use (Eureka Alert)
CRIM-TECH
Share The AI-Policing Paradigm (Police Chief Magazine) see also: Algorithms that predict crime are watching – and judging us by the cards we’ve been dealt (The Conversation)
Appomattox County Schools to use AI technology to keep students safe (WDBJ7)
The Fear Factor: Better Understanding Online Discussions About Crime and Safety (TechPolicy.press)
Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Surveillance. The Work Hasn’t Been Done (Signal Cleveland)
San Francisco Bay Area to install 500 cameras to track crime-linked vehicles in real time (State Scoop)
Police are using GPS tracking darts to tag fleeing vehicles and avoid dangerous pursuits (TechSpot)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
California law enforcement agencies have hindered transparency efforts in use-of-force cases (Prescott News)
Families worry about Sheriff’s Department transparency after oversight leader resigns (NBC San Diego)
5-year road map for Chelsea police calls for training, policy review and transparency (MLive.com)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
How City Prosecutorial Dashboards Impact Incarceration (NLC.org)
Getting to Accountability in Restorative Justice (Taylor and Francis Online)
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