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  • Police accountability: Statewide media coalition pushing hard to acquire police records

    March 19, 2019 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A new California law requiring that police departments make public their records of police officers' misconduct revealed numerous cases that had not been known before. Police unions and state and local governments sought protection in the courts from having to disclose the records, but when they lost those challenges the records began coming out. The California Reporting Project formed as a coalition of news organizations statewide that have teamed up to make full use of the new transparency law. The project filed hundreds of records requests seeking more disclosures.

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  • New software to help KCPD identify crime risk areas

    March 19, 2019 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    In Kansas City, Missouri, the police department has been using crime data to strategically understand which areas require more resources. This model, which has been used since 2012 and has led to a 12% decrease in violent crimes, is being expanded upon. New technology called “risk-terrain modeling” helps police officers work more proactively to change environments, like lighting on certain corners, to prevent crime.

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  • New Independence Street Crimes Unit already making an impact

    March 07, 2019 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Independence, Missouri

    In Independence, Missouri, the police department has developed the Street Crimes Unit devoted entirely to addressing crime in the city. Taking a proactive, data-driven approach, law enforcement has been able to devote more time and resources to closing criminal investigations.

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  • Border communities refine tactics to deal with onslaught of fentanyl overdoses

    March 06, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Nogales, Arizona

    On the United States’ southern border, law enforcement are changing how they address drug overdoses. In places like Nogales, AZ, police are taking a public engagement approach, seeking to work with citizens to prevent overdoses, especially from fentanyl-laced drugs. They’re connecting more with the community, using foot patrol and knocking on doors, to gain more insight into the problem and how to prevent it.

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  • The new weapon in the fight against crime

    March 04, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Countries around the world have been testing the use of artificial intelligence, or AI, as assistive technology to solving crimes. From creating algorithms that can identify victims of sex trafficking online to developing machine learning mechanisms that can identify and distinguish different DNA strands, officials hope that AI can help law enforcement more efficiently and effectively solve complex cases.

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  • How New Orleans police went from ‘most corrupt' to model force

    February 26, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The New Orleans Police Department did not have the best reputation among the community due to a series of corrupt acts committed by individual officers on the force. Thanks to a series of outreach efforts to marginalized communities as well as oversight by a federal monitor, NOPD has been able to turn perceptions around over the last five years, garnering the department national attention in how to transition to humanistic policing.

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  • Solving the unsolved: How cities are turning up heat on cold cases

    February 25, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Police departments across the United States are implementing strategies and reforms in response to the growing number of unsolved criminal cases. With cold cases often linked to declined trust in police and the undermining of wellbeing in, typically urban, neighborhoods, these reforms are seeking to reverse course.

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  • APD Trying To Repair Its Reputation On Albuquerque Streets

    February 21, 2019 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque Police Department knows that not all community members are apt to trust in officers, so the department created a new interdisciplinary team specifically focused on working with those people. Although this is not a quick fix, the police have reported an increase in information reporting that has lead to the arrests of wanted suspects.

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  • For cops, stress may be the biggest danger. This city is trying new ways to improve their mental health.

    February 19, 2019 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Stockton, California is known as one of the most dangerous cities in the state, making the police department one of the most overburdened departments as well. That hasn't deterred the department from taking steps to change police culture by implementing programs such as a wellness network that aims to reduce officer PTSD.

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  • Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal - Three African Countries Providing Solutions in Fight Against Genital Cutting of Girls

    February 15, 2019 |

    All Africa |

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    Response Location: Senegal

    This cross-border story, which takes place in Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal, examines 3 different approaches to address the still-widespread practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In Nigeria, a short film about FGM has prompted the passing of a new law and gathered a new wave of survivors speaking up. In Kenya, a group called Dayaa Women's Group actively involves the traditionalists (cutters) and religious/community institutions in the fight against FGM along with widespread trainings. In Sengal, women lead the fight with a radio program for girls and providing financial incentives to prior cutters.

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