Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Pensacola police chief finalists face public on budget, community ties, transparency (WEAR)
Little Rock police chief addresses city crime trends, community trust, and use of technology (THV11)
CRIME RATE
Atlanta records lowest homicide total since 2018, officials say (CBS News)
Commission on Crime and Delinquency Launches New Website Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking (PA.gov)
How many school shootings in 2025? (Riedman Report)
How to calm political violence, according to psychologists (American Psychological Association)
Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chicago (JAMA Network)
Crime dropped in St. Louis in 2025, mirroring national trend (St Louis Public Radio)
CRIM-TECH
“Hello police? I’d like to report a journalism.” (Benn Jordan YouTube)
Flock cameras help solve crimes in St. Cloud area — but what happens to all that license plate data? (St Cloud Live)
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error (404 Media)
Charlottesville and Staunton cancel license plate reading technology (WVTF)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Dallas Police push back on call for more transparency on interactions with federal agents (NBC DFW)
New transparency tools added to Lake Orion Police website (Lake Orion Review)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Former prison guard says Robert Brooks’ case was not first time officers wrote fake reports (Syracuse.com)
Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence (The Guardian)
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