Citizen police oversight, officer mental health, nonpolice response teams, Phoenix DOJ investigation, Laken Riley Act, crimes against police officers, NYC subway violence, crime rates, body cameras, data driven technology, transparency, body camera transparency, open crime data, encrypted police radio channels, prison, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Philadelphia Citizens Police Oversight Commission Releases Report Highlighting Evaluation of Police Termination Arbitration Board (City of Philadelphia)
How Baltimore Convinced Officers to Seek Help for Alcoholism and Depression (Governing)
‘You wouldn’t call your plumber to fix your teeth’ – Nonpolice response teams may cut crime, save cash, but data limited (The Badger Project)
How President Trump’s recent actions could impact law enforcement(Police1) see also: Future of Phoenix Police DOJ investigation unclear under Trump Administration (12News)
Police departments are divided on enforcing the Laken Riley Act (Red River Radio)
Report: Police in Alabama city roiled by protests lacked ’empathy’ and ‘transparency’ (Alabama Public Radio)
Tillis leads two bills to increase federal penalties for crimes against police officers (The Ripon Advance)
Another unit of DC’s long-troubled crime lab has been cleared to work after nearly 4-year pause (WTOP)
CRIME RATE
NYC subway violence study finds correlation between time of day and station location (SILive.com)
Dallas Is Part of National Crime Decrease as Murders Drop Below Pre-Pandemic Level (Dallas Observer)
Vehicle-Based Crime Plunged in 2024 (Jeff-alytics) ‘It’s a huge problem’: Michigan sees explosion of auto thefts, especially in Detroit area (The Detroit News)
CRIM-TECH
IS IT WORTH IT? Marco Island weighs $300k body camera proposal for police officers (Fox4)
Oregon council greenlights cameras to combat crime, funded by federal grant (WTOL)
Rocky Mount Police enhance patrols with data-driven technology to combat crime trends (WRAL)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Merriam Police aim to improve transparency with new body cameras (KCTV5)
City Opens Police Data On Crime And Operations (SFGate)
‘A step backwards for transparency’ (The Courier)
Police bodycam transparency bill pre-filed for 2025 (Alabama Political Reporter)
Rochester, Minn., Switching to Encrypted Police Radio Channels (GovTech)
Temple police and union battle tensions about transparency (The Temple News)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Inside San Quentin Prison a Marine Found a New Kind of Family (Military.com)
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