SpotCrime Weekly Reads
Arizona signs Blue Lives Matter bill and tightes rules on asset seizures by law enforcement, Florida apologizes to men wrongly convicted of rape, Birmingham moves toward police transparency, new roadside ‘Textalyzer’, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Arizona Gov. signs 'Blue Lives Matter' bill that toughens penalty for assaulting off-duty police (AZCentral.com)
Arizona Gov. signs bill to tighten rules on asset seizures by law enforcement (AZCentral.com)
Claims overwhelm commission investigating former Chicago police Cmdr. Burge torture (Chicago Tribune)
Fla. Apologizes to ‘Groveland Four,’ Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape in 1949 (TheRoot.com)
Innovative Collaboration Between ODU and Norfolk Police Will Analyze 'Procedural Justice' Protocols (ODU.edu)
CRIME RATE
Bill Haslam signs repeal of new Nashville, Memphis marijuana laws (Tennessean.com)
Md. Governor Hogan signs laws to aid rape prosecution (Baltimore Sun)
Complaints mount against Utah judge who at rape sentencing called ex-Mormon bishop a ‘good man’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
Domestic violence makes up half of all crimes against people in Tennessee (WKRN.com)
Texas Murder Mystery: Who killed College Coed Molly Matheson? (CrimeOnline.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
How Government's Data Can Be Truly Useable (Governing.com)
Another app using St Louis PD crime data. So why is the PD still giving better access to data to a private vendor? (St Louis Today)
Birmingham to partner with OpenGov to create records portal (AL.com)
‘CRIM-TECH’
First came the Breathalyzer, now meet the roadside police “textalyzer” (ArsTechnica.com)
Governments are Using Data to Track & Predict Opioid Overdose (Efficientgov.com)
4 Tips for Using Social Media to Address Social Division and Civil Unrest (GovTech)
Cash pouring in to support new Salem police facility (StatesmanJournal)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
U.S. Supreme Court keeps stay in place, preventing Arkansas execution (NWAOnline.com)
Wrongfully Convicted Entitled to Refunds, Rules Supreme Court (Governing.com)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Epic Drug Lab Scandal Results in More Than 20,000 Convictions Dropped (NBCNews)
Epic Drug Lab Scandal Results in More Than 20,000 Convictions Dropped (NBCNews)
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