911 dispatchers, use of force tracking, police staffing shortages, cost of police pursuits, hot spot and precision policing, AI driven crime, retail theft, tech transforming crime and terrorism, creepy surveillance, license plate readers, AI powered crime mapping, body cams, police drones, police transparency, police privacy v public access, earning a PhD in prison, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
‘We get them home’: Celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (WKBW) see also: Portland 911 dispatchers weathered a crisis — now, they’re among the best in the world (KGW8)
Why Missouri should stop shielding police misconduct from public view (Missouri Independent)
APD revamps use-of-force tracking, raising new transparency concerns (Austin Current)
City Council reviews police substation plans as crime data and staffing shortages spark debate (Stocktonia)
New Research Highlights the Cost of Police Pursuits (Jeff-alytics)
CRIME RATE
South Carolinians report $264 million lost to cybercrime in 2025, FBI says (Count On News 2) see also: AI-Driven Scams Cost Americans $893 Million as Fraud Evolves (ACA International)
Your top 10% of retail offenders are responsible for 70% of stolen value (Retail Industry Leaders Association)
How technology is transforming crime and terrorism (The Brookings Institute)
CRIM-TECH
‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns (The Guardian)
UK to spend £15M on AI-powered crime mapping in knife violence crackdown (The Register)
North Andover, Mass., to Buy Body-Worn Cameras for $200K (GovTech) see also: ‘Higher level of transparency’: Northport police receive $20,000 for body-worn cameras (ABC 3340)
Oakland County, Mich., Approves Drone Pact Despite Opposition (GovTech)
Rochester police push back on PAB policing tech report, call it ‘misleading’ (WHAM)
Guardrails for Growth: Managing Emerging Law Enforcement Technology (Right On Crime)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Flock transparency data disappears from the Columbia Police Department The now missing data allowed the public to monitor police surveillance (The Maneater) see also Urbandale amends contract with Flock camera company to improve data transparency (KCCI)
Colorado Springs ends police transparency group; some demand a stronger oversight body (The Gazette)
Dunwoody, Alpharetta disable police portals amid records concerns (WABE)
Colorado Court of Appeals rules Boulder cannot charge fees for bodycam footage in alleged misconduct cases (Boulder Reporting Lab)
County judge denies challenge to transparency law (Bethesda Today)
Illinois bill sparks debate over police privacy vs. public access (AdvantageNews.com)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
How One Man Earned a Ph.D. in Prison (Prison Journalism Project)
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