Week of January 26, 2026

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more…

POLICE CONDUCT

Minnesota shooting sparks renewed focus on police use-of-force training in WNC (WLOS)

UK plans to create ‘British FBI’ to bring national probes under single police force (ABC News)

LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change (LA Times)

CRIME RATE

Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research (The Hill)

Violent crime is down in Minneapolis, but police overtime is up amid ICE surge. The department logged about $3 million in overtime for five days in which officers’ days off had to be canceled. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S. (TIME)

Kristi Noem said most immigrants in ICE detention are violent criminals. The data says otherwise. ICE’s own data shows about half of detainees have criminal records. Independent analysis suggests roughly 5% were convicted of violent crimes. (Poynter)

Justice for Trafficking Survivors Is a Win for Victims, but It Shouldn’t Be the Last (Right On Crime)

Chicago records fewest killings since 1965 (WBEZ)

CRIM-TECH

Evaluating Large Language Models as Judicial Decision-Makers (Taylor and Francis Online)

Minneapolis killings put a focus on use of body cameras (NPR)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

‘We don’t have anything to hide’: Bowling Green Police explain use of Flock cameras (WKYU)

Transparency is not a luxury in police AI, it is the absolute minimum. (Digital Rights Watch)

Washington Police Department Activates Flock Safety Public Transparency Portal (KCII Radio)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Locked down or let out after COVID-19: political systems and global incarceration (Taylor and Francis Online)

“I Have Already Lost My Kids”: Mothering Experiences of Women in Jail (Sage Journals)

Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry (PorPublica)

Federal Funding Cuts Target Efforts to Reduce Sexual Abuse in Prisons (Brennan Center for Justice)

Recidivism Among Violent Offenders: Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Psychological and Social Risk Factors (Springer Link)