Filming police, police discipline, police department closures, crime data, police drones, AI in policing, license plate readers, facial recognition, open data, mental health emergency responses, employment and prison, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
He filmed police actions for transparency. Then came arrests — of him (AZ Central)
Record number of NJ police subject to major discipline in 2025 (NJ Spotlight News)
Another Minnesota police department closes, marking 40 in the past decade (KARE)
Law enforcement uses tear gas after hundreds in Senatobia protest following police shooting of toddler (Mississippi Today)
CRIME RATE
National Guard $185 Million DC Surge Cut Property Crime 24% — Not Murders (Military.com)
Fulop Administration Failed to Properly Report Crime Data to Feds, According to Audit (Jersey City Times)
Colorado criminal cases are dismissed at a higher rate when prosecutors face heavier workloads (The Conversation)
Philadelphia crime drops, but neighborhood gaps remain, new Pew study says (The Philadelphia Tribune)
CRIM-TECH
Town council approves addition to Normal Police drone fleet (WGLT)
AI in Policing: Automatic License Plate Readers (Center for Democracy and Technology)
DHS document shares plan to give local police departments facial recognition tech (NPR)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Jersey City launches public crime data dashboard to increase transparency (News12)
How NY police transparency impacts mental health emergency responses (Lohud)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Employment Before, During, and After Prison in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
Brittany Suszan 