SpotCrime Weekly Reads
New guidelines on police shootings, police liability, Ohio sues opioid drugmakers, robotic cop joins police force, police transparency key to public trust, white collar prisons, reducing recidivism, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Police officer helps homeless family found sleeping in car (WFTV)
Baltimore to pay $60,000 to man with neck, back injuries after arrest (Baltimore Sun)
Milwaukee Council OKs $2.3 Million Settlement in Dontre Hamilton Shooting (NBC News)
The Supreme Court Just Nixed A Rule That Made It Easier To Hold Cops Liable (HuffPost)
Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice is fired — but not for the killing (WaPo)
Wisconsin DOJ issues first full guidelines for investigating fatal police shootings (Journal Sentinel)
Do low salaries impact public safety in Newton County? (CovNews.com)
New 'Blue Lives Matter' laws raise concerns among activists (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
CRIME RATE
An Exploratory Study into the Status of Unresolved Homicides in the USA (Investigative Sciences Journal)
Train-stabbing suspect went on racist rant the night before deadly attack (New York Post)
Lower heart rate leads to higher rates of crime, reports Penn study (PennCurrent)
Arkansas officers packing opioid antidote (Arkansas Online)
Ohio sues drug makers over opioid crisis (Toledo Blade)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Shooting death prompts calls for police transparency (Columbia Missourian)
Public in urgent need of surveillance transparency (San Diego Tribune)
‘CRIM-TECH’
First robotic cop joins Dubai police (Dunyanews.tv)
A California Mayor's Firsthand Account of the Need for Surveillance Tech Transparency (EFF.org)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
'Raise the Age' Laws Could Reduce Recidivism For Young Offenders (Governing)
New Nebraska Law Aims to Keep Poor People Out of Jail (USNews.com)
What Life is Really Like In Prison for White Collar Criminals (Town&Country)
The Intersection of Public Health and Criminal Justice (Vera.org)
Gingrich, Nolan: Opioid addictions won't be cured by tough sentences (Fox News)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
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