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Week of February 23, 2026

Crisis response system, police involved deaths, federal agents face less accountability, lag in police hiring, domestic violence, crime rate, the Breaking Bad effect, crime fighting tech, facial recognition errors, fees to view public records, Idaho officer misconduct transparency, intellectual disability in the criminal justice system, criminal records increase prison terms, and more… POLICE CONDUCT City’sContinue reading “Week of February 23, 2026”

Week of February 16, 2026

Mental health crisis response teams, police transparency, gun violence in rural America, domestic violence, homicides decrease, international Epstein arrests and investigations, youth violence, modernizing emergency dispatch, Ring and Flock partnerships, surveillance concerns, transparency in police use of force policies, AI in policing, AI addresses safety and rehab in prison, women and the death penalty, juvenileContinue reading “Week of February 16, 2026”

Week of February 9, 2026

Beautification efforts to reduce violent crime, gun safety policies, gun homicides drop, campus crime drop, juvenile shooting victims decrease, police expand use of AI in Laredo, drones, police use of force transparency, community trust, police accountability, mass incarceration, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Hawaii island’s new chief discusses his policing approach, priorities (Star Advertiser) Amended complaint addsContinue reading “Week of February 9, 2026”

Week of February 2, 2026

Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide (HydeContinue reading “Week of February 2, 2026”

Week of January 26, 2026

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Minnesota shooting sparks renewedContinue reading “Week of January 26, 2026”

Week of January 19, 2026

Cellphone location data, pregnancy prosecutions, Santa Cruz cuts license plate readers, crime decreasing, murder rates plummet, how criminals get guns, zero dollar bail policy on crime, legal sports betting linked to increase in violent crime, AI and predictive policing, license plate readers and privacy concerns, transparency and accountability are not anti-law enforcement, death in jails,Continue reading “Week of January 19, 2026”

Week of January 12, 2026

Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Pensacola police chief finalists face public onContinue reading “Week of January 12, 2026”

Week of January 5, 2026

DC Chief fiery rebuke, crime data cover-up, protecting domestic violence victims, domestic violence offender registry, drop in crime, Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in decades, mental health needs and criminal legal system, AI and policing, data driven crime prediction, AI powered police cameras, police FOIA transparency, counting the number of people inContinue reading “Week of January 5, 2026”

Week of December 15, 2025

DC chief manipulated crime data, active warrant arrest scam, school shootings lasting impact, HI gun deaths, underreported campus sexual assaults, gunshot detection, AI used to improve police data, drones as first responders, surveillance camera plan, police transparency, license plate readers, drone transparency, prison health worker vacancies, and more… POLICE CONDUCT AV Remarks on Policing forContinue reading “Week of December 15, 2025”

Week of December 8, 2025

DC chief resigns, discipline recommendations left sitting for months, arrest trends, care response teams, domestic violence, gun violence a public health epidemic, murder and death rates falling, radio encryption, police drones, AI powered facial recognition, campus hazing, body cam footage, human trafficking behind prison walls, and more… POLICE CONDUCT DC police chief resigns amid TrumpContinue reading “Week of December 8, 2025”