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DHS commission looks at best law enforcement practices, CA law strips badges from bad officers, NYC union leader resigns,  ‘hunting’ protestors in Minneapolis, domestic violence awareness, looking at recent FBI crime data, flawed gang database, geofence warrants, OH promises transparency in felony cases, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Columbus police to focus on gangs as partContinue reading “Week of October 4, 2021”

Bipartisan talks for police reform end, tracking use-of-force not so easy, AGs address police accountability, studying the mental health of police officers, LA DA dismisses marijuana convictions, murders rose in 2020, not all agencies report data to FBI, body cams costs, police use of tech and the state of surveillance, Alabama ends open access toContinue reading “Week of September 27, 2021”

In 2019, we published an op-ed at the University of Florida Brechner Center Freedom of Information outlining the issues Marsy’s Law has caused in the collection of public crime information. Two years later, Marsy’s Law in Florida continues to take its toll on police transparency. Many other states have implemented their own version of Marsy’s Law withoutContinue reading “Marsy’s Law continues to hinder police transparency in Florida”

COVID leading cause of death for police officers, Portland officer shortage, Durham police disregard body cam policies, gun violence, George Floyd’s murder related to decrease in calls to police, sex offender registries have no impact on recidivism, DOJ reviewing law enforcement grants, more police departments adopting body cams, the FBIs crime data shortage, impact ofContinue reading “Week of September 20, 2021”

Justice Dept bans no-knock entries and chokeholds, police use social media to build profiles, Chief says zero tolerance won’t work, 9/11 and the militarization of police, entire police department resigns, AI in policing, police and mental health calls, the broken windows tipping point, violence behind bars, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Justice Department announces ban onContinue reading “Week of September 13, 2021”

Chicago police pause new foot pursuit policy, police in schools, staffing woes in Baltimore PD, effects of one day foot patrols on hot spots, campus sexual assault, Texas will ‘eliminate all rapists’, MN county stops prosecuting low level traffic stops, body cam law to standardize operations across the state, recidivism rates over the past 10Continue reading “Week of September 6, 2021”

Mental health, search and seizures, police reform and procedural justice, concealed carry linked to increased gun violence, license plate readers used to track vehicle locations, facial recognition, police data tracking needs more transparency, school-to-prison pipeline, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Cook County Sheriff dealing with mental health crisis one Zoom call at a time (Associated Press) seeContinue reading “Week of August 30, 2021”

Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix looksContinue reading “Week of August 23, 2021”

Community policing efforts and foot patrols increase, criminal justice reform debates around crime rate, secret surveillance cameras placed and removed by Lake County (FL) Sheriff, transparency surrounding gunshot detection demanded in ABQ, restorative justice and foster care-to-prison pipeline for youth, misconceptions about police reform, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix police can’t fill at least 1,035Continue reading “Week of August 16, 2021”

Body cam rollout and transparency delay, gunshot detection effectiveness, white collar crime prosecutions decline, officer wrongdoing investigations plummet after body cams, police surveillance, Dallas crime fighting plan results, taking away access to physical mail from prisoners, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Scottsdale police open internal affairs investigation after woman was falsely accused (AZ Central) Investigations into officerContinue reading “Week of August 9, 2021”