SpotCrime Weekly Reads
Presidential Executive Orders on crime, civil asset forfeiture, price of police public records requests varies, police tech trends, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Trump signs executive orders he says will crack down on cartels, violence toward cops (NY Daily News)
Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety (WhiteHouse.gov)
Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking (WhiteHouse.gov)
Sheriffs Still Looking for Clarity on Deportation (PewTrusts.org)
‘I can’t breathe’: Video shows deputies pepper-spraying man in a restraint chair (Washington Post)
Civil asset forfeiture creates perverse incentives that can cost you your property. (USNews.com)
CRIME RATE
Police Chiefs to Trump: Cut Crime, Prisons (TheCrimeReport.org)
Authorities Hope To Avoid Knee-Jerk Reaction To Crime Stats (NPR)
San Diego crime report says violent crimes are down, murder rate is up (CW6SanDeigo.com)
Sex crime reports soar 20% with victims more willing to come forward (NewsandStart UK)
Christie signs 'historic' anti-addiction legislation (NorthJersey.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
From $37 to $339,000: Why the Price of Public Records Requests Varies So Much (Governing.com)
N.J.'s data dump could be an antidote for fake news | Editorial (NJ.com)
‘CRIM-TECH’
Technology Trends Affecting Policing in 2017 (Azavea)
Controlling the Unaccountable Algorithm (BBC)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
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