Dropping crime rates, protecting murder victims, asset forfeiture, violent victimization decreasing, reducing gun violence, cameras are unbiased, federal lawsuit challenges use of cameras for surveillance, potential of public data for social impact, Boston broken transparency website, Austin police contract, Tennessee prisons, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Mahaska County to charge towns more for police services (The Oskaloosa Herald)
Former Indiana sheriff gets 12 years for spending funds on travel and gifts (Associated Press)
City: Police had no constitutional duty to protect murder victim (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
How you can provide input on Fresno’s next police chief (ABC30)
Police officer helped steal thousands in Crime Stoppers rewards (Fox4KC)
The Topline: Asset forfeiture falls following reform (Minnesota Reformer)
CRIME RATE
Inside the Carjacking Crisis On the street with an elite police unit as it combats a crime wave (The Atlantic)
Violent Victimization is Decreasing–But Not for Everyone (Council on Criminal Justice)
Crime Stats Still Show a Decline Since 2020 (FactCheck.org) see also: How The FBI Estimates Missing Data And Why You Should Keep Ignoring 2021 (Jeff-alytics)
RELEASE: 6 Ways Cities and Counties Can Reduce Gun Violence (AmericanProgress.org)
CRIM-TECH
Chicago Police Stop More Black Drivers, but Cameras Are Unbiased (Governing)
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Virginia City’s Use of Over 170 Cameras to Conduct Prolonged, Warrantless Surveillance of Entire Driving Population (Institute for Justice)
‘Paradigm shift’: Metro now using drones to respond to calls for service (Las Vegas Review Journal)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Unlocking The Potential Of Public Data For Social Impact (Forbes)
25 Investigates: Boston Mayor responds to concerns over city’s broken police transparency website (Boston 25 News)
Equity Action sues City of Austin, claims proposed police contract threatens transparency (CBS Austin)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Prison operator under federal scrutiny spent millions settling Tennessee mistreatment claims (Associated Press)
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