Week of August 17, 2026

Rethinking police training, hiring police officers, violent crime keeps failing, homicides hit four year low in Kansas City, American gun violence, license plate reader programs, massive genetic database for policing, school district says ‘No’ to electric shock gloves, lack of transparency in police rewards, police transparency, mental health in detention, incarceration rates declining, and more…Continue reading “Week of August 17, 2026”

Week of August 10, 2026

NYPD hate crime data,  PA State Police becoming local police, federal aid, protecting victims, homicides declining, guarding seniors against scams, ICE paying for data to feed to Palantir, AI and police body cam, police drones, license plate reader vandalism, juvenile justice, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Can’t just ‘arrest our way out of hate,’ JCRC headContinue reading “Week of August 10, 2026”

Week of June 1, 2026

Summer action plans, LAPD removes crime data, where darkness and crime overlap, firearms tax, UofM crime data research unit, murders down in Baltimore, dropping crime rates, AI assisted system for non emergency calls, surveillance cameras, gun shot detection, crime mapping, prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Anchorage police chief cites overnight shift, K-9 role in officer’sContinue reading “Week of June 1, 2026”

Week of May 25, 2026

Minneapolis police chief resigns, police chases, police overtime, lowest murder rate on record, crime rates dropping, youth firearm crimes, officers and tech for proactive policing, privacy questions over police surveillance technology, police access to citizen data, drone as first responder, lack of transparency on crime in LA, bad cop list, license plate reader cameras, WisconsinContinue reading “Week of May 25, 2026”

Week of May 4, 2026

Law enforcement identities, DC data manipulation, violent crime reduction funding, ICE detainees, reported hate crimes likely fell, Americans’ views on crime, electronic detection K9s, AI answering 911 calls, license plate reader transparency policies, the digital moat around public data, women age faster in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Department of Justice sued over withholding lawContinue reading “Week of May 4, 2026”

Week of April 27, 2026

Police accreditation, police overtime, mental health support for youth survivors of gun violence, HUD guidance change allows real estate agents to discuss crime, what drives a decrease of gun violence, ChatGPT role in mass shootings and violence, using tech to solve crimes, police board lack of transparency, Colorado Springs dissolves police transparency commission, regulating AIContinue reading “Week of April 27, 2026”

Week of April 6, 2026

Arrest rates, policing grant pulled, community policing, use of force, gun violence intervention program, violent crime, Charlotte’s Web operation, public art to reduce firearm injury, shutting down automated license plate readers, AI answering service calls, heavily redacted records about former officer, transparency around police chief firing, data behind prison reform, and more… POLICE CONDUCT KansasContinue reading “Week of April 6, 2026”

Week of February 16, 2026

Mental health crisis response teams, police transparency, gun violence in rural America, domestic violence, homicides decrease, international Epstein arrests and investigations, youth violence, modernizing emergency dispatch, Ring and Flock partnerships, surveillance concerns, transparency in police use of force policies, AI in policing, AI addresses safety and rehab in prison, women and the death penalty, juvenileContinue reading “Week of February 16, 2026”

Week of February 9, 2026

Beautification efforts to reduce violent crime, gun safety policies, gun homicides drop, campus crime drop, juvenile shooting victims decrease, police expand use of AI in Laredo, drones, police use of force transparency, community trust, police accountability, mass incarceration, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Hawaii island’s new chief discusses his policing approach, priorities (Star Advertiser) Amended complaint addsContinue reading “Week of February 9, 2026”

Week of February 2, 2026

Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide (HydeContinue reading “Week of February 2, 2026”