Police misconduct records, homicide and violent crime fall, explaining the murder decline, Ring and Citizen share video with police, Virginia Beach letting AI answer calls, AI chatbots writing crime reports, predictive policing, police transparency difficult for smaller NY agencies, police transparency, Oklahoma prisons harness AI, sending books behind bars, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Kissimmee Chief’s 1st 100 days lays groundwork for future transparency (Osceola News Gazette)
Ex-officer Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor’s death (ABC News)
Can NY police departments legally destroy their police misconduct records? Here’s how (Lohud)
CRIME RATE
Homicide, Other Violent Crimes Continue to Fall Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in U.S. Cities at Mid-Year (Council on Criminal Justice)
Why America is murdering less. How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline. (Vox)
The Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Fatal vs. Nonfatal Shootings in Baltimore, USA: Examining the Impact of Distance to a Trauma Center on Fatality Rates (Taylor & Francis Online)
CRIM-TECH
Ring to let police request user videos again (Mashable) see also: Citizen will share crime videos with the NYPD (The Verge)
When Trouble Calls, Virginia Beach, Va., Lets AI Answer (GovTech)
Inaccurate automation: Legal concerns surround police usage of AI chatbots to write crime reports (Milwaukee Independent)
Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons (Computer Weekly)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Police transparency difficult for smaller New York departments due to resources (Press Connects)
Pensacola mayor urged for transparency after police chief’s unexpected resignation (WEAR)
Pittsburgh’s police review board head says Gainey administration ‘has not been transparent’ (Pittsburgh Public Source)
Real-time dashboard that shows Connecticut traffic stops now available (Fox61)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
AI Behind Bars: How Oklahoma Prisons Are Harnessing Tech (GovTech)
City of Fort Smith facing new lawsuit related to Franklin County prison information request (5NewsOnline)
St. Louis jail death raises questions about restraint chair policy, transparency under new mayor (KSDK)
A Massachusetts-Based Effort to Send Books Behind Bars (Governing)
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