License plate reader resignations, police community outreach and transparency importance, Aurora City Council to approve police social media communications, TAKE IT DOWN Act, FBI crime data, youth crime, $27 million tech upgrades in Savannah, AI assistant for 911, surveillance tech, crime analysis software, police shootings transparency, FOIA, open data portal, AI in jails, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Clawson officer resigns after City Council rejects Flock cameras (Fox2Detroit)
Durham Police Captain Discusses Safety, Transparency and the Importance of Community Outreach (The New Hampshire Digital)
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir (The Guardian)
What will the FTC’s enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act mean for you? (FTC.gov)
CRIME RATE
FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data (FBI.gov)
The hidden crisis driving youth crime in America (The Hill)
CRIME-TECH
Savannah police get $27 million tech upgrade with Axon (Savannah Now)
City council approves new surveillance technology to help solve violent crimes (ABC13)
Kitsap 911 launches ‘Ava,’ a new AI assistant for non-emergency calls (Kitsap Sun)
Dallas police launch new crime analysis software, expand drone response program (NBC DFW)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
What Reno mayor candidates say about police transparency, firings (Reno Gazette Journal)
Austin launches public dashboard for transparency in police shootings (KVUE)
St. Louis Judge Rejects Police Effort to Withhold Public Records (Goldwater Institute)
Cleveland police commander encourages residents to visit open data portal (Signal Cleveland)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Cook County Jail could get a $1.1 million AI-powered surveillance system (Chicago Sun Times)
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