Author Archives: SpotCrime

Police staffing, five years after George Floyd, recording police, ICE, misconduct records, NIBRS switch slows access to crime data, social media and crime trends, solving hit and runs, child deepfake and sextortion incidents, AI crime, gunshot detection, surveillance camera network, automated license plate readers, predictive policing, tech and police transparency, body cams, New Jersey expungement,Continue reading “Week of March 31, 2025”

Police chief transparency, the future of police reform, police profiling, officer training, five years after Breonna Taylor’s death, fight against gun violence showing promise, ghost gun bans, navigating predictive policing challenges, drone policies, body cams, future proofing justice, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Their police chiefs were forced out. Now these residents want transparency (Las Vegas ReviewContinue reading “Week of March 24, 2025”

Henderson police chief fired, Columbus underreported crime, smart policing, holistic approach to crime, high risk violent offenders, body cam footage fees, predictive analytics, crime data in social media, automated license plate readers, asset forfeiture, trust in community police interactions, prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Henderson police chief fired after ultimatum (8 News Now) Maui police chiefContinue reading “Week of March 10, 2025”

Kansas police gun sales, public libraries crime mitigation, violence alters human genomes, gun violence and gun data, red flag laws, police robot dogs, automated report writing, license plate cameras, body cam market shift, police misconduct files transparency, prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Kansas police could sell, give away guns seized without criminal convictions under SenateContinue reading “Week of March 3, 2025”

Citizen feedback for police, police chases, police misconduct and disciplinary records, police staffing levels, body cam policies, cyber attacks, gun locks, license plate readers, police surveillance, convictions transparency, LAPD crime data transparency, asset forfeiture, jail population dashboard, juvenile prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Milwaukee residents were surveyed on the city’s police. Here’s the main takeaways (MilwaukeeContinue reading “Week of February 24, 2025”

Data driven policing, police chief departure, police transparency, nonviolence work, crime stats, youth-related crime, mask wearing defendants, sanctuary cities and crime, murder rate, police cameras, AI and policing, police chief search, privatizing prison food service, women in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Urbana Police Chief lays out ‘data driven policing’ (WCIA) OIG pens letter to NewContinue reading “Week of February 17, 2025”