Police stops of civilians, police oversight commissions, police advisory boards, decrease in gun violence, homicide numbers, temperature and crime, juvenile crime debates, facial recognition, generative AI to draft police reports, how frequently people are booked into jail and why, recidivism, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
NYC lawmakers to grill NYPD leaders on police stops of civilians (Gothamist)
Police Oversight Commission Expands Data Collection and Oversight Initiatives (Pasadena Now)
Joliet City Officials and Police Department Respond to Report by Illinois Attorney General’s Office (WJOL)
Cops are calling in sick to clock overtime on side gigs, audit finds (The San Francisco Standard)
Lawsuit accuses Oak Point police chief of covering up officer’s alleged crime (Denton Record Chronicle)
Mountain View dissolves short-lived police advisory board (Mountain View Voice)
CRIME RATE
Columbus police say they have underreported crime data to FBI since 2013 (NBC4)
Gainesville records striking decrease in gun violence in 2024 (GainesvilleFL.gov)
Why did U.S. homicides spike in 2020 and then decline rapidly in 2023 and 2024? (Brookings.edu)
Testing Routine Activity Theory: Behavioural Pathways Linking Temperature to Crime (The British Journal of Criminology)
As juvenile crime subsides, legislative debate continues over more reforms (The Daily Record)
Make America Safe (Again?)—A Case for Gun Violence Prevention Now and in The Future | Opinion (Newsweek)
CRIM-TECH
Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition (The Guardian)
New police technology aims to keep residents safe on streets during pursuits (WAFB)
ACLU warns police shouldn’t use generative AI to draft reports (StateScoop)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Louisiana Mayor addresses Officer Green arrest, assures residents of ongoing transparency (KHQA)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
New Data Source Offers Answers About How Frequently People Are Booked Into Jail and Why (Witness LA)
First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism (Council on Criminal Justice)
Brittany Suszan 