Joint crime office, traffic stops, police job vacancies, police commission meetings, gun violence data hub, sextortion on the rise, sexual assault, 2020 homicide spike, drones used to respond to police calls, location boost to 911 calls, accessing police records, yoga in prison, recidivism, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Memphis, Shelby County to launch joint crime office to address violence (Local Memphis)
National groups say Fayetteville is stopping more Black drivers than it was a decade ago (Fayetteville Observer)
Oceanside gets new police chief after retirement announcement (OSide News)
Watchdog group launches social media campaign publicizing details on Maui police commission meeting (Hawaii News Now)
CRIME RATE
Nearly $1M on the way to fight crime in Stockton (ABC10)
The Trace Launches Gun Violence Data Hub (National Criminal Justice Association)
‘Sextortion’ On The Rise in Utah, Sometimes Leading To Suicide (National Criminal Justice Association)
For sexual assault survivors, justice is hard to come by (NBC Connecticut)
National and International Mass Shootings: Examining How Social Media Impacts College Students’ Perceptions (Taylor and Francis Online)
Murder in a time of crisis: a qualitative exploration of the 2020 homicide spike through offender interviews (Taylor and Francis Online)
Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993-2023 (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
CRIM-TECH
NYPD Using Drones to Respond on ‘Select Priority’ Calls (GovTech)
Arizona Brings a Big Location Boost to State 911 Calls (GovTech)
‘FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed’: Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data (404 Media)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
CMPD releases new crime mapping tool (Queen City News)
Interim Detroit Police Chief Pledges ‘More Collaboration, More Transparency’ (Officer.com)
Formerly sealed Austin police records would cost $27K via public information request (KXAN)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Examining the effects of a trauma-informed yoga curriculum on incarcerated individuals (Taylor and Francis Online)
Alabama municipalities underreporting crime data poses challenge to cutting recidivism, leaders say (Alabama Daily News)
Brittany Suszan 