SpotCrime Weekly Reads

By
Over policing in Durham, precision policing, blockchain and machine learning is future of crim-tech, Baylor crime reporting investigation, Google Docs phishing scam, police shootings, Harris County cash bail system unconstitutional, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT
Watch: Norfolk Police dance the night away at ‘Cops and Curls’ event (WTKR)

Protesters seek end to 'over-policing' in Durham as chief delivers crime report (WRAL)

What is Precision Policing? (SpotCrime)

Officers Won’t Be Charged in Black Man’s Shooting Death in Louisiana (NYTimes)

Balch Springs police fire Officer Roy Oliver, who fatally shot Jordan Edwards with rifle (Dallasnews.com)

Ex-Officer Who Shot Walter Scott Pleads Guilty in Charleston (NYTimes)

Law Enforcement Agencies' Requests for Facebook Data Continue to Rise (GovTech)

CRIME RATE

Half of Immigrants Arrested in ICE Raids Had Traffic Convictions or No Record (Governing.com)

The strange death, and even stranger life of “Cocaine Cowboy” Andrew Carter Thornton II (MuckRock)

Tennessee Scientology facility closed after cops find patients held against their will (RawStory.com)

Sex Offender Registration: Why Fear Isn’t Smart Policy (TheCrimeReport.org)

Vancouver police tweet photo of pigeon nest of used needles to draw attention to opioid crisis (VICE News)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Two Years After West Baltimore Riots, Maryland Transit Administration Refuses to Release Surveillance Footage (GovTech)

Bill proposes to cloud Sunshine Law by letting elected officials meet privately (MiamiHerald)

Baylor faces crime reporting investigation (HoustonChronicle)

NYPD Refuses To Disclose Information About Its Face Recognition Program, So Privacy Researchers are Suing (TheIntercept.com)

‘CRIM-TECH’
Blockchain and Machine Learning as the Future of Crim-Tech (SpotCrime)

Old-school cop Eliot Isaac embraces modern techniques (Cincinnati.com)

FirstNet CEO: All AT&T LTE Bands Available for First Responders by End of Year (GovTech)

Virginia State Police Shutdown Email Service due to Malware (Spamfighter)

Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Beefs Up Video Surveillance Capabilities (GovTech)

Pushing Body-Cam Video to the Cloud: Is Utah's Network Up to the Task? (GovTech)

If You Were Hit By the Google Docs Email Phishing Scam It’s Time for a Security Check Up (Google)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, police conduct, transparency

By protector
Image
Police conduct, retired officers back to work, misconduct files released, lack of data stalling cases, association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence, crime victim federal aid drops, crimes against USPS workers, AI in policing, police tech and AI ease workforce woes, WisDOJ sued over police transparency, states that publish current crime data, independent oversight for federal prison system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT N.M. Police Department to Bring Retired Officers Back to Work  (Officer.com) New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances  (KGET) Chicago police misconduct files will soon be made public. ‘This is a huge step forward for transparency’  (Chicago Sun Times) A cop gave Fresno man a jaywalking ticket. Then came ‘campaign of hate and revenge’  (Fresno Bee) George Floyd’s murder led to a national reckoning on policing, but efforts have stalled or reversed  (NBC News) L.A.’s dirtiest cop: A mild-mannered traffic officer who
Read more

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violent crime, AI tech, transparency

By
Image
Fired cops, police advisory committee, police community relations, traffic stops clogging courts, police discipline records, National Crime Victimization Survey, stranger danger and violent crime, reducing gun crime, stolen guns, rap music used as evidence to convict, AI tool in criminal cases faces legal challenges, AI cameras, drones respond to 911 calls, police transparency in Pittsburgh, police data transparency, dashboards for criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Police Department for Fired Cops  (Illinois Answers Project) New police advisory committee formed after changes from state law  (Fox13Memphis) Using basketball to improve police-community relations and lower gun violence  (The Philadelphia Inquirer) In Memphis, Minor Traffic Stops are Clogging Courts and Draining Resources  (Vera.org) Yonkers PD must hand over police discipline records to civil liberties group, judge rules  (AOL) CRIME RATE National Crime Victimization Survey: Prevalence Estimation Methods  (C
Read more

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Surveillance, crime rate, prison

By
Image
Naming officers in police misconduct investigations, easing restrictions on marijuana, citizen oversight board, traffic stops, decline in use of force, support for police, drop in crime, National Crime Victimization Survey, expanding surveillance, proactive policing and surveillance, automated license plate readers, crypto money laundering, AI, residents demand more transparency, charging for prison cells, juvenile detention centers, and more... POLICE CONDUCT State supreme court: DA must name officers in police misconduct investigations  (AOL) US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance  (AP News) The Louisiana Town Where a Traffic Stop Can Lead to One Charge After Another  (ProPublica) New citizen oversight board legislation enacted to support police, 'worrisome' to critics  (Herald-Tribune) 21 senior members of DC police to be dismissed — more than half due to ‘serious misconduct’  (WTOP) Despite Increase in Arrests, H
Read more