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Could law enforcement officials have done more to prevent it? The painful and inevitable question has frequently dogged the police after shootings. Experts say that most mass shooters display warning signs before becoming violent, and officials have often received tips, calls or reports about concerning behavior, sometimes long before someone picks up a weapon. But…

Oklahoma City’s police department is one of a handful to experiment with AI chatbots to produce the first drafts of incident reports. Police officers who’ve tried it are enthused about the time-saving technology, while some prosecutors, police watchdogs, and legal scholars have concerns about how it could alter a fundamental document in the criminal justice…

The two Raleigh Police officers who jumped in to save people stranded in the Neuse River on a Saturday afternoon in August are sharing what happened. Around 2 p.m. on August 17, multiple agencies responded to the Neuse River near Raleigh Beach and found three people struggling in the water. After a few days since…

When Yao Xie got her start as an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she thought she would be researching machine learning, statistics and algorithms to help with real-world problems. She has now completed a seven-year stint doing just that, but with an unlikely partner: the Atlanta Police Department. Xie leveraged artificial intelligence…

Pennsylvania drivers were pulled over and cited by state police last year at roughly comparable rates for various races and ethnicities, according to information about 450,000 vehicle stops that was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also found that trooper decisions about how to enforce the law after they stop someone are most strongly based on…

The San Marcos Police Department said it will share information more quickly than in the past during “critical incidents,” including mass shootings, natural disasters or events where police seriously injure or kill someone. In the crisis communication policy it rolled out last month, the department said it will share initial information with residents and the…

The NFL is using facial-recognition technology this season for those credentialed for games, including for players, media and vendors. Without a trace of irony, the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, with the backing of the department, said they are concerned such technology compromises the officers’ privacy… Full story: Las Vegas police officials say the new…

Law enforcement — along with many other fields in the public sector — has struggled to hire enough staff. While 2023 saw staffing increases after years of decline, police departments around the country continue to see shortages in critical areas. For many younger Americans, becoming a police officer is no longer an appealing career path.…

The courts say you have a right to video-record the police. They also say police have the right to do their work unimpeded. And with the spread of ubiquitous video-recording devices, those two rights have increasingly come into conflict. Arizona passed the first such buffer zone law in 2022, and it specifically banned video-recording police…

In the nearly three weeks since an Illinois deputy sheriff was charged with murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey, observers have questioned how and why the officer — who had worked for six law enforcement agencies in four years — kept on getting hired. According to an NBC News review of police hiring laws in…