How AI analysis of millions of hours of body cam footage could reform the police
Most body cam footage stays unseen. But some scientists see an opportunity in leveraging this data.
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LAPD’s new police dog is a robot made by Boston Dynamics
Spot can open doors, pick up objects, and drag up to 50 pounds. It's not actually a dog, it's a ...
Best way to seal marijuana smell? Pack it in double vacuum-sealed bags
If done right, weed stored in a double vacuum-sealed bag won't smell at all.
Racial disparities in police shootings in the US are even bigger than previously thought
In California, for instance, Black people are almost 4 times more likely than white people to be non-fatally shot.
Police officers face and dole out more violence when their weapons aren’t concealed
Even with non-lethal weapons.
Police militarization doesn’t bring more safety and might do more harm than good
A new study sheds some much-needed light on a controversial topic: police militarization.
More than half of police killings in the United States were not officially documented
A disturbing new study shows that the government fails to accurately count law-enforcement related deaths in the United States.
Machine learning could solve the US’s police violence issue
By flagging high-risk officers, the system allows police departments to limit the chance for violent events.
