Week of February 10, 2025

Transforming policing, Marsy’s Law Supreme Court ruling in Ohio, 911 call center reforms, school crime report, police staffing and crime rates, ICE statistics, AI for police reports, NYPD to disclose surveillance tech contracts, gunshot detection, using tech to fight crime, facial recognition, law enforcement transparency, private prisons, recidivism, and more… POLICE CONDUCT How to TransformContinue reading “Week of February 10, 2025”

Week of February 3, 2025

Police calls for service, public safety plans, crime and justice system data, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention shutters, campus crime, first responders embracing AI, video analytics, police drones, solar powered mobile surveillance, facial recognition, police transparency, data transparency, accountable policing, prison nurseries, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Sacramento sheriff explains new policy to turnContinue reading “Week of February 3, 2025”

Week of January 27, 2025

Citizen police oversight, officer mental health, nonpolice response teams, Phoenix DOJ investigation, Laken Riley Act, crimes against police officers, NYC subway violence, crime rates, body cameras, data driven technology, transparency, body camera transparency, open crime data, encrypted police radio channels, prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Philadelphia Citizens Police Oversight Commission Releases Report Highlighting Evaluation ofContinue reading “Week of January 27, 2025”

Week of January 20, 2025

Recent pardons critiqued by FOP, secrecy around police shootings, understaffing woes, deportations, civilian police oversight, lethal force, murder decline, gun violence trends, high-risk firearms dealers, human trafficking dashboard, license plate readers, using AI for missing children, access to public police records, body cam footage, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Despite endorsing Trump, Fraternal Order of PoliceContinue reading “Week of January 20, 2025”

Week of December 16, 2024

Police stops of civilians, police oversight commissions, police advisory boards, decrease in gun violence, homicide numbers, temperature and crime, juvenile crime debates, facial recognition, generative AI to draft police reports, how frequently people are booked into jail and why, recidivism, and more… POLICE CONDUCT NYC lawmakers to grill NYPD leaders on police stops of civilians (Gothamist)Continue reading “Week of December 16, 2024”

Week of December 9, 2024

Small town policing, disbanding civilian review boards, violent crime reduction steering committee, flawed national crime data, air pollution shaping public safety, records management vendor woes, deepfakes and criminal justice, AI in policing, police transparency, use of force policies, art therapy in prison, the death penalty, and more… POLICE CONDUCT McLean County’s smaller communities embrace ‘aContinue reading “Week of December 9, 2024”

Week of December 2, 2024

US police chiefs discuss AI, use of force, open source intelligence, AI offers data-driven approach to police reform, fewer crimes and higher clearance rates, AI to help victims of domestic violence, encrypting police scanners, Louisville consent decree transparency, prison experiences, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Ex-Kansas detective dies by suicide as long-awaited criminal civil rights trialContinue reading “Week of December 2, 2024”

Week of November 18, 2024

Community review boards, police staffing, preventing crime, shoplifting, gun violence, domestic abuse, sexual assault investigations, crime rates, AI in criminal justice, license plate readers, FOIA, police transparency, death in custody data, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Community Review Board Approves Long-Sought Agreement With Nashville Police (Nashville Banner) see also: New Austin police oversight group selected at random throughContinue reading “Week of November 18, 2024”

Week of November 11, 2024

Joint crime office, traffic stops, police job vacancies, police commission meetings, gun violence data hub, sextortion on the rise, sexual assault, 2020 homicide spike, drones used to respond to police calls, location boost to 911 calls, accessing police records, yoga in prison, recidivism, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Memphis, Shelby County to launch joint crime officeContinue reading “Week of November 11, 2024”

Week of November 4, 2024

Accountability and transparency, DOJ recommendations for protests, police efficiency, police conduct, US crime and policing trends, random acts of violence, crime ballot measures, access to police press briefings, Boston police accountability, thwarting transparency, criminal courts a black box, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Kissimmee Announces Plans for New Accountability and Transparency Measures Following Grand Jury FindingsContinue reading “Week of November 4, 2024”