Police conduct, retired officers back to work, misconduct files released, lack of data stalling cases, association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence, crime victim federal aid drops, crimes against USPS workers, AI in policing, police tech and AI ease workforce woes, WisDOJ sued over police transparency, states that publish current crime data, independent oversight for federal prison system, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
N.M. Police Department to Bring Retired Officers Back to Work (Officer.com)
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (KGET)
Chicago police misconduct files will soon be made public. ‘This is a huge step forward for transparency’ (Chicago Sun Times)
A cop gave Fresno man a jaywalking ticket. Then came ‘campaign of hate and revenge’ (Fresno Bee)
George Floyd’s murder led to a national reckoning on policing, but efforts have stalled or reversed (NBC News)
L.A.’s dirtiest cop: A mild-mannered traffic officer who moonlighted as a hit man (LA Times)
Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, research finds (NBC News)
CRIME RATE
Over half of VB murders so far this year have ties to Renaissance Academy, Chief Neudigate says (WAVY)
Avon, Ohio, Police Say Lack of Data Access Stalling Cases (GovTech)
The Association Between Food Insecurity and Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Army Soldiers (Sage Journals)
Amid crime surge, USPS law enforcement relying on ‘outdated’ data to justify staffing (Federal News Network)
Crime victims may get fewer services as federal aid drops. States weigh how to help (Missouri Independent)
CRIM-TECH
The use of AI in policing and its risk in the criminal justice system (Verdict)
Can AI and Other Tech Ease Public Safety Workforce Woes? (GovTech)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
WisDOJ sued by news media over police transparency (Wisconsin Law Journal)
Which States Publish Current Crime Data? (Jeff-alytics)
UGA pulls plug on government transparency work (Classic City News)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
House Passes a Bill To Create Independent Oversight of the Troubled Federal Prison System (Reason)
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