Solving more shootings, fatal ICE shootings, making public safety work, rape kits, crime decline, hate crimes, murder rate, unsolved murders, license plate readers, using technology to improve crime analysis, AZ Supreme Court favors police transparency, police radio encryption, police misconduct report, felony murder laws, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Philly Detectives Are Solving More Shootings. Here’s Why. (The Trace)
Fatal ICE shootings spur a halt in vehicle stops and thousands hit by diarrhea bug: Morning Rundown (NBC News) see also: Fatal ICE shootings: Why aren’t agents wearing body cams? (USA Today)
What Works in American Policing Part 7—Conclusion: No Single Strategy Makes Public Safety Work (R Street)
Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States (American Economic Association)
CRIME RATE
Her rape kit had a DNA match. In San Francisco, that’s not enough. SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year — half the national rate. The Standard found that kits get tested fast, then cases get quietly shelved. (The San Fransicso Standard)
Detroit crime hits decades-low as Michigan governor candidates debate how to keep progress going (ClickOnDetroit) see also: Toledo police say data driven policing plays a role in crime declining, community leaders weigh in (WTOL) and also: Columbus crime reaches lowest level in a decade despite recent wave of shootings, new data shows (CNAW2News)
Reported hate crimes in the US increased in 2021, according to new FBI data (WRAL)
The murder rate fell to historic lows last year – here’s why (Salon)
By the Numbers: Shootings Decrease, But Gun Sales Are Up (The Trace)
Rising Heat and Rising Harm: A Systematic Review of Heat and Gender-Based Violence (Sage Journals)
CRIM-TECH
Columbus police tout Flock successes, minimize the risks as scrutiny grows (The Columbus Dispatch) see also: Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy (PBS) and also: Cleveland to keep Flock cameras, pause data center projects (Signal Cleveland)
Researchers develop intelligent 3D twins of crime scenes (Tech Xplore)
Using Technology to Improve Crime Analysis with Andy Wheeler (Jeff-alytics)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Calhoun County dissolves smaller police force, raising concerns for transparency (THV11)
Chatham County Police Department first in the county to use Flock Transparency Portal (WSAV)
Arizona Supreme Court favors transparency in Phoenix police records fight (Tucson Sentinel)
Amid Police Radio Encryption Push, Communities Find Transparency Options (Loudon Now)
Police misconduct report a win for transparency (Asbury Park Press)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
New Report Calls for Repeal of Felony Murder Laws Nationwide, Finding They Fuel Extreme Sentencing and Racial Disparities (The Sentencing Project)
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