Week of April 28, 2025

Chief honored for leadership, citizen police oversight commission, using military in domestic operations, Justice Department cutting grants to help crime victims, police exemptions from deadly conduct charges in Texas, new tool for community feedback, organized crime and corruption reporting, hoax calls, deepfake legislation passed to protect victims of NCII, LED streetlights help reduce crime, leveragingContinue reading “Week of April 28, 2025”

Week of April 21, 2025

State takes control of St. Louis police department, tough on crime policies, officer recruitment, cuts to KC Sheriff, protecting survivors of domestic abuse, cracking down on violent crime, campus crime, cybercrime partnership, complaints against police, citizen review board transparency, bottlenecks in criminal court system, AZ prison closures, and more… POLICE CONDUCT St. Louis Community OutragedContinue reading “Week of April 21, 2025”

Week of April 14, 2025

Mental health responders, radio encryption, child exploitation, fatal and nonfatal shootings comparisons, Mexico City crime, EverShot, gun violence, Dallas response times, DOJ report on AI, AI or non-emergency calls, police military equipment, Charlotte schools withhold sexual assault data, data in criminal justice, and more… POLICE CONDUCT As state slashes mental health funding, Tulsa adds 911Continue reading “Week of April 14, 2025”

Week of April 7, 2025

Oakland 911 answer times improving, reasons for traffic stops, police surveillance, police shortage in Philadelphia, image based sexual abuse, deepfake criminalization legislation, truancy and violent crime, ghost guns, police radio encryption, AI to predict crime, AI to write police reports, Ohio new body cam video charges, rethinking girls’ incarceration, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Oakland’s 911Continue reading “Week of April 7, 2025”

Week of March 31, 2025

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”

Week of March 24, 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”

Week of March 10, 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”

Week of March 3, 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”

Week of February 24, 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”

Week of February 17, 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”