Radio encryption, public surveillance, lone wolf cyber attacks, murder and violent crime rate, impact of unilateral divorce on crime, gun violence in rural America, AI answering 911 calls, police drones, falsely accused because of license plate readers, police body cam transparency, what 911 data says about community needs, elderly parole program, mass incarceration, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Residents react to Decatur Police Department’s announcement on encrypted dispatch, radio communications (FOX54) see also: Fairfax County Police will begin encrypting radio communication (WUSA9)
The Troubling Personal Side of Public Surveillance (The Marshall Project)
CRIME RATE
Feds Warn Against Lone Wolf Cyber Attacks Amid Iran Conflict (GovTech)
What’s behind the ‘historic collapse’ in homicide and violent crime rates in major US cities (CNN) see also: There Were 14,000 Murders In The United States Last Year (Jeff-alytics)
Reality Check: Why Do New York City’s Crime Numbers Change? (Vital City)
The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime (SSRN)
Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic (Center for American Progress)
Why mass shootings can’t be reduced to a mental illness diagnosis (The Conversation)
Nextdoor fuels crime fears in neighborhoods, study finds (Axios)
CRIM-TECH
As Detroit weighs renewal, ShotSpotter data raises cost-benefit questions (Michigan Advance)
AI is now answering non-911 calls to San Diego Sheriff’s Department (NBC San Diego)
The software behind many police drones just expanded globally (DroneDJ)
Opinion: I was falsely accused of a crime because of license plate readers. Colorado lawmakers must put guardrails on mass surveillance. (The Colorado Sun)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
‘Win for transparency’ after NJ court ruling on police bodycam video (My Central Jersey)
What 911 Data Says About Community Needs in New York City (Vera.org)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
California’s elderly parole program makes sense for inmates ‘aging out of crime’ (CalMatters)
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2026 (Prison Policy Initiative)
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