Article: Yahoo News - As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit

Top policies analyzed: Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: 56% : "He described it as an opportunity to reimagine policing and redirected $7 million in police funds toward communities of color. "

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Article: Daily Herald - Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz case

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice, Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: 54% : ""There wasn't an evening I didn't drive home and think, 'I got something done.'" Recognizing his potential, departments sent Filenko to the Law Enforcement Academy at College of DuPage, the prestigious 12-week intensive training at the University of Louisville Southern Police Institute, and dozens of other classes where he literally spent thousands of hours training."

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Article: HuffPost - Opinion | A Border Wall Won't Make Anyone Safer

Top policies analyzed: Border Wall

Top sentiment analyzed: -55% : "A border wall with Mexico --"

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Article: Gephardt Daily - Utah trooper arrests man wanted for homicide in Montana | Gephardt Daily

Top policies analyzed: Marijuana Legalization

Top sentiment analyzed: 50% : "Five empty beer cans with one half-full, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were in the vehicle Mullin was driving. "

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Article: INDY Week - Durham DA's Office Focusing on Victims, Equity Training, and Keeping Residents Out of Court

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: 60% : "Deberry also highlighted achievements in law enforcement and criminal justice partnerships. "

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Article: Associated Press - Virginia police capture South Carolina murder suspects

Top policies analyzed: Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: -65% : "He was charged with a felony count of eluding police, reckless driving, and having altered or fictitious license plates on his vehicle. "

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Article: The Advocate - Estranged husband wanted on murder in Zachary shooting weeks after judge issued restraining order

Top policies analyzed: Police funding, Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: 50% : "Neff remains at large after fleeing the scene and officers are actively searching for him, police said Monday morning."

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Article: Indystar - Police investigate after woman dies with apparent trauma on west side

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice, Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: 56% : "Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana allows Indianapolis residents to share anonymous tips with law enforcement. "

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Article: San Francisco Gate - Oakland names new police chief amid increasing violence

Top policies analyzed: Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: -61% : "Manheimer suggested that police could not effectively implement its ceasefire program because of the pandemic."

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Article: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Daunting crime awaits new mayor: 'The mayor has got to care'

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice, Police funding

Top sentiment analyzed: 72% : "Andrew Jones is unwavering in his support of police, saying officers are doing a "fantastic job."

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Article: New York Post - These black lives didn't seem to matter in 2020

Top policies analyzed: Police funding, Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: 55% : "Of course, police officers are agents of the state and we must hold them to a higher standard than the average citizen."

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Article: New York Post - Murders soared in 2020 -- and the anti-policing movement is clearly

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: -54% : "The country hadn't seen an increase in homicides of more than 13 percent for a half-century, but murder across America soared by 30 percent from 2019 to 2020, the National Commission of COVID-19 and Criminal Justice found, a "historic" increase: "Homicide rates were higher during every month of 2020 relative to rates from the previous year," based on a sample of 34 cities, including New York. "

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Article: New York Post - Danger of nuclear verdicts and other commentary

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice, Black Lives Matter Protest

Top sentiment analyzed: -64% : "At Reason, Paul Cassell takes issue with a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice for overemphasizing the pandemic and playing down the role of anti-policing protests in last year's "unprecedented homicide spike."

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Article: CBS News - "Perfect storm" drove major surge in 2020 homicides, report says

Top policies analyzed: Socialized Healthcare, Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: -51% : "At the same time, the pandemic was exacerbating societal drivers of gun violence that have for years disproportionately impacted communities of color such as income, housing and health care inequalities and food insecurity."

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Article: International Business Times - Homicide Rates Skyrocket 30% In Major Cities Due To Pandemic, Policing Problems

Top policies analyzed: Criminal justice

Top sentiment analyzed: 43% : "Data released Monday by the Council on Criminal Justice showed the homicide rate up 30% across 34 major cities surveyed, with some drastically higher. "

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