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Fatal police shootings, oversight commission causes police resignations, inflammatory political campaigns and policing, FBI crime data reporting, automated license plate readers aid investigations, Dallas new site for crime watchers, data on ending cash bail, how much states spend on prisons, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Fatal Police Shootings in the United States Are Higher and TrainingContinue reading “Week of October 2, 2022”

Police suicides, police insurance, under policing America, stand your ground laws, abandoned cars cause crime, extremist incidents, AI to fight illegal dumping, Minneapolis police drones, lack of crime data in America, reporting hazing incidents on college campus, mental health in prison, prison labor, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Police Suicides: Silence is No Longer an Answer (TheContinue reading “Week of September 19, 2022”

New NJ dashboard detailing info on internal affairs investigations, cellphone location data, Columbus use of force, private police forces, illegal gun sales, crime rate, welfare and crime, mass surveillance on a budget, police oversight commission, prison labor, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Acting AG Platkin Launches New Dashboard Detailing Information on Police Internal Affairs Investigations Statewide (NJOAG.gov)Continue reading “Week of September 5, 2022”

Body cam footage, police recruitment and low morale, diverting calls from police, does welfare reduce crime, schools underreporting crimes, violent crime, signs of a mass shooting, ‘force multipliers’, veteran crimes, department of corrections data portal, FOIA backlog, keeping minors our of prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT How Body Cam Footage Shows Contradictions in Police ReportsContinue reading “Week of August 22, 2022”

Law enforcement witness interviews, APD plan to address crime and public safety, school safety, gun crimes, gun policy, judges staying up to date on tech, evidentiary value of body cams, recidivism report, bail reform in Texas, jail suicide rates, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Council demands action after hearing emergency calls are getting downgraded to ‘non’Continue reading “Week of August 29, 2022”

FBI crime data reporting lacking, estimation procedures for missing FBI data, understanding policing in America, civilian policing, Clery Act compliance, Biden’s Safer America Plan, storage for body cams, FOIA enforcer, the Visiting Room Project in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Johns Hopkins wants to change policing. Many fear it won’t work. (The Washington Post) New policy,Continue reading “Week of August 15, 2022”

Officer and 911 operator shortage, racial profiling, Do Not Defund, police firearm dangers, teachers’ safety, electric vehicles in the police fleet, FL database on bad cops, public crime data, early release doesn’t equal violent crime, and more… POLICE CONDUCT As dozens in government housing arrested for potential violence, concerns raised about racial profiling (WTVR) Va. attorneyContinue reading “Week of August 1, 2022”

Licensing police in NJ, police review boards, violence dip, hackers getting more sophisticated, data sharing agreements, surveillance, body cam transparency, inmate overdoses, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Governor Murphy Signs Police Licensing Program Bill Into Law (NJ.gov) Retired judges who hear cases may not sit on police boards, ethics panel says (The Daily Record) Tampa’s police review boardContinue reading “Week of July 25, 2022”

FBI crime data collection still stymied, calls mount to block warrantless data collection by police, FBI failed to complete 1M gun background checks, ‘systemic failures’ in Uvalde, looking at the crime wave, mental health may not prevent mass shootings, kids and guns, ShotSpotter tech under fire, predicting crime with AI, Marsy’s Law in FL, commercialContinue reading “Week of July 18, 2022”

SCOTUS ruling will make law enforcement jobs harder, “Warrior Mindset” in policing, concealed carry laws lead to more gun crime, school shootings at highest number in 2 decades, behavioral health officers, CA DOJ data breach,  “epidemic of hate”, online data could be used against women seeking abortion, Uvalde shooting transparency, AZ prison health care ruledContinue reading “Week of June 27, 2022”