Police officer arrested by ICE, community outreach, citizens academy, decline in gun violence, crime rates falling, AI facial recognition, police surveillance, gunshot detection, license plate readers, tech disrupting trafficking, cold case technology, transparency in juvenile cases, body camera footage transparency, death penalty, NY prisons understaffed, prepping inmates for real world jobs, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work (AP)
Baltimore County police continue community outreach with Cops and Kids Basketball Camp (WBAL)
Kentwood Police Department revives citizens academy to boost community engagement and transparency (Fox17)
Lauderdale County town goes without police department for months (Fox 13 Memphis)
Charges dropped against former East Lyme police chief (NBC CT)
WITN Investigates: Washington police chief removed from position (WITN)
CRIME RATE
New CDC Data Shows a Substantial Decline in Gun Violence in 2024 (External Processing)
Greg Hinz: Violent crime is falling in Chicago. But will it last? (Crain’s Chicago Business)
New data shows a decrease in crime in the City of Fort Worth (WFAA)
CRIM-TECH
OKC Council approves contract with controversial AI facial recognition company (The Oklahoman)
Vallejo surveillance board seeks hard data on efficacy of police gunshot detection tech (Vallejo Sun)
Hello, Bay City: Flock cameras could make city safer, but would it be at the cost of privacy? (MLive)
Tech Versus Trafficking: Disrupting the Business Model of Exploitation (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)
Meskwaki Police look to new technology to help in decade-old cold case (KCRG)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Cincinnati police union leader wants more transparency in juvenile court cases (WLWT)
Alabama’s body-camera law undermines police accountability, lawyers say (Red Lake Nation News)
Tracking Transparency: The secrecy surrounding Utah’s death penalty process (KSLTV)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
After Walkout, N.Y. Prisons Still Severely Understaffed (Governing)
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Vocational Program Prepares Incarcerated Individuals for Life Beyond Custody (El Paso County Sheriff)
Prison Barber Program Preps Inmates for Real-World Jobs (Governing)
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