Uvalde shooting records, DOJ report on Columbus Police, co-response and homelessness, violent crime dropping sharply in major US cities, gun violence, permitless carry, teen homicides plummet, gunshot detection debate, body cam footage review through AI, police VR training, license plate readers, cheap jail and prison food make people sick, corrections staff charged with falsifying medical forms, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting (ProPublica)
County cops will take over tiny N.J. police department that is ‘severely’ understaffed (NJ.com)
Co-response and homelessness: the SEPTA transit police SAVE experiment (Springer Link)
CRIME RATE
New data shows violent crime dropping sharply in major U.S. cities (Axios)
Fear versus Facts: Gun Violence is Definitely Down (Everytown for Gun Safety) see also: Gun violence is rising in schools, but overall crime is down, government report shows (USA Today)
Permitless Carry Will Deter Shootings, Proponents Said. That’s Not What’s Happened. (The Trace)
New Orleans’ number of teen homicides plummets in 2024 (Axios)
CRIM-TECH
In Some Cities, Second Thoughts About Gunshot Detection Sensors (Undark.org) see also: Continue, expand gunshot detection Some question the ShotSpotter technology used in Minneapolis, but it’s part of a comprehensive response to gun crime. (Star Tribune)
How Colorado Springs Police Cut Costs With VR Training (GovTech)
Missouri to Spend Nearly $244K on License Plate Readers (GovTech)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
LMPD announces change in process of releasing body camera footage after police shootings (WDRB)
Austin police contract negotiations must be done in public view, not privately (Statesman)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes (Associated Press)
Cheap Jail and Prison Food Is Making People Sick. It Doesn’t Have To. (Vera.org)
US-wide study finds state, racial disparities in outcomes of juvenile lifers (Daily Bruin)
NYC Corrections Staff Charged With Falsifying Medical Forms (Governing)
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