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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, license plate readers, crime rate

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Essential services for crime victims slashed, LAPD stops releasing public crime data, does shuttering a school impact neighborhood violence, protecting yourself against scams, data informed youth justice, AI to communicate with non-English speakers, license plate leaders, funding police technology, UK to stop publishing crime data, did prison replace mental hospitals, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims  (Brennan Center for Justice) Truth or crime. The facts behind an American obsession  (Deseret News) LAPD stops releasing criminal map records The department said the decision was made to better serve public interest.  (USC Annenberg Media) CRIME RATE As Philadelphia Weighs New School Closings, Advocates Ask: Does Shuttering a School Impact Neighborhood Violence?  (Mind Site News) WA residents lost $55 million to these scams in 2024. How to protect yourself  (The Olympian) Data-informed youth justice creates ...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, gun violence, AI

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LAPD steps backwards in data transparency, overspending budgets, police video ordinance, impact of being a wife of a police officer, Boston requires name tags, tempered crime fighting methods, how to strengthen domestic violence response, gun violence drop, murder victims skewing older, encrypted radios, AI in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT LAPD withholds data. Lawyer says denial violates public records law  (LAist) What does it mean when a neighborhood’s emergency calls to 911 and service requests to 311 go up?  (Bloomberg Harvard) Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data  (WTTW) North Charleston Police Chief hosts town hall to connect with community  (WCSC) Detroit passes new police video ordinance as critics slam ‘edited’ shooting footage  (Detroit Free Press) Rivian’s onboard cameras save owner from a false accusation by police  (Electrek) The impact of education in critical thinking on leadership in polic...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, gun violence, surveillance

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Sheriff office cheating scandal, Cincinnati chief placed on administrative leave, law enforcement leaders annual awards, reported crime may be falling, fentanyl seizures, Ceasefire Virginia, gunshots down in Detroit, effect of street lighting on public safety, AI used to find traits of serial killers, AI police surveillance, automated license plate readers, RoboCop car that can release drones, Phoenix police data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Hillsborough sheriff’s colonels resign in wake of cheating scandal  (Tampa Bay Times) Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets  (Governing) Auburn Police cut off feature after report of Border Patrol camera access  (Auburn Examiner) Cincinnati police chief placed on administrative leave  (WLWT) Closing the Case: Michigan’s Push to Solve Violent Crime  (R Street) National Policing Institute Honors Outstanding Law Enforcement Leaders with Annual Awards  (National Policing Institute) CRIME RATE Reported Crime...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in police reports, police transparency, civilian oversight

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Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents  (Science Direct) It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force  (Governing) Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board  (MassLive) Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep  (R Street) Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board  (KERA) CRIME RATE New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings  (PsyPost) The Influen...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime trends, AI and crime

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FBI axes partnership with SPLC, FOP pressures police chief, DC crime trends, political violence, criminal charges in child abuse cases, unusual approach to gun regulation, the evolving business of crime, juvenile homicides, license plate readers, AI and the business of crime, ICE raids, prison land sale transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT FBI axes partnership with civil rights watchdog SPLC  (Axios) Long-time Dallas Senior Corporal Officer arrested for third-degree felony theft  (Fox4News) Dover police chief under pressure from Fraternal Order of Police, community  (Delaware Online) CRIME RATE Re-Evaluating Washington DC's Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) Crime Data Expert Reveals To Judiciary Committee Why The U.S. Is Seeing Record-Low Crime Rates  (Forbes YouTube) What We Know About Political Violence in America  (FactCheck.org) Criminal charges not filed in 38% of child abuse and neglect deaths, new DCS data reveals  (WRTV) Illinois Considers Unusu...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Public safety workforce, transparency, juvenile crime

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Police data, expanding public safety workforce, tax increases to strengthen public safety, TN crime lab backlog, cyber crime economy, juvenile crime, US lowest murder rate, FBI collects non fatal shooting data, toll of lethal gun violence, using technology to solve crimes faster, facial recognition technology, NJ and police transparency, Minneapolis transparency, campus police secrecy at private colleges, America's aging prison population, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Quiet Revolution. Why Data Became the Most Important Tool in the Field  (IACP Police Chief Magazine) Moss Point PD to lose chief, more than half its officers. Here’s why, and what’s next  (The Sun Herald) Expanding the Public Safety Workforce  (American Progress) Milwaukee Mayor’s Twin Public Safety Puzzles  (Governing) Des Moines City Council looks to tax increases to strengthen public safety response  (Waterland Blog) Tennessee crime lab at max capacity, backlog to grow without intervention: Re...
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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Murder rate, police oversight, license plate readers

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Police staffing, police review boards and commissions, budget cuts, police team with mental health professionals, murder rate lowers, fighting crime, violence against women, AI could help report suspicious activity, license plate readers, police drones, police oversight lacking transparency, women in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Seattle police chief sees progress in hiring, response to violent crimes  (KOMO) Head of Newburgh Police Community Relations Review Board says it should be an independent agency  (Mid Hudson News) see also:  Amid public concern, East Lansing council delays decision on changes to police oversight commission  (Michigan Advance) Since 2020, Civilians Respond to 911 Calls in 10 Times as Many Cities  (Governing) Kissimmee police deputy chief put on leave amid investigation  (News6) Michigan State Police face deep budget cuts  (9and10news.com) Police officers to team up with mental-health professional for crisis calls  (Au...
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