It’s been a grim companion to the death toll of COVID-19: While the virus has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, homicide rates have also been soaring nationally. Homicides rose by 30 percent in 2020, the largest single-year increase on record. Last year saw a smaller increase, but still an upward trend. While cities across […]
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Police-worn body cameras not panning out
AS MORE AND MORE POLICE DEPARTMENTS adopt policies to have officers wear body cameras to record interactions with the public, the research evidence continues to build on the effects of the technology — and it’s not yielding the sort of findings many had expected. The latest report, a review of 70 studies conducted by researchers […]
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Police-worn body cameras not panning out
As more and more police departments adopt policies to have officers wear body cameras to record interactions with the public, the research evidence continues to build on the effects of the technology — and it’s not yielding the sort of findings many had expected. The latest report, a review of 70 studies conducted by researchers […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Healey, Kraft launch antiviolence initiative
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Tuesday announced a violence prevention initiative aimed at high school students across the state. With $500,000 from the Patriots charitable foundation and $150,000 from Healey’s office, the initiative will select 90 schools from across the state and run two adults from each school […]