Policing
Most Murders Go Unsolved in Many Cities
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The homicide clearance rate in Columbus was only 34 percent as of this week. The reasons are not entirely clear, but a lack of cooperation from witnesses is one of them.
Policing
NYC Hiring Civilian Crime Analysts for Precincts
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The Ned York Police Department is hiring 100 civilian crime analysts to help the agency’s 77 police precincts think creatively about crime data.
Supreme Court
How Private is Your Cellphone? The Next Fourth Amendment Challenge
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A case pending at the Supreme Court could decide whether constitutional protections against warrantless searches prevent courts and law enforcement from using evidence discovered from cellphone records. A former NYC prosecutor contends that the justices should hear arguments.
Policing
Charlottesville Police Under Fire After Park Violence
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Officers appeared outnumbered, ill-prepared and inexperienced as white nationalists and counterprotesters battled in Virginia. One woman was killed and two Virginia troopers died in a helicopter crash.
Policing
Florida Police Chief Stresses Peer Intervention
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Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell moves to reform his force after three officers are arrested for raiding a motel room unlawfully and lying about it in court.
Policing
Can Making Neighborhoods Safer Boost Organized Crime?
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A new study argues that innovative crime-reduction policies can lead to an increase in organized crime activities. Even though the impact may be temporary, according to author Iain W. Long of Cardiff University, his findings suggests a shrewd crime boss can undermine those strategies.
Policing
Atlantic City Tries ‘Risk-Terrain Modeling’ Against Crime
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Police Chief Henry White Jr. says the unusual form of predictive policing has helped reduce violent crime 20 percent this year.
Policing
Fired MN Chief ‘Blindsided’ by Reaction to Police Shooting
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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau says she didn’t realize the depth of public anger over the death of an Australian woman who had called 911.
Policing
Are ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Laws Really Necessary?
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Last year, Louisiana became the first to pass a “blue lives matter” law, treating targeted attacks against law enforcement officers as a hate crime. More than a dozen states have followed suit. Critics say police as a profession don’t deserve such legal protection.
Policing
Evidence-Planting Charges Could Affect 500 Cases
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Baltimore public defender’s office say that 500 cases could be dropped stemming from charges that some officers planted drug evidence. So far, about 40 cases have been dropped, mostly involving drug and gun felonies.