SpotCrime Weekly Reads
More police shootings, gunshots third leading killer of kids in the US, inspecting algorithms for bias, crime data transparency ranking, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Quick on the Draw: Assessing the Relationship Between Low Self-Control and Officer-Involved Police Shootings (SAGE Journals)
Jury finds former Milwaukee cop not guilty in Sylville Smith shooting (WISN)
‘Get back! Get back!’: Seattle police release recordings of fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles (Seattle Times)
Lack of cooperation with police a problem in recent Myrtle Beach shootings (WBTW)
Baltimore businesses destroyed during riots sue city officials for failing to prevent violence (Baltimore Sun)
Troubled ex-IMPD officer found dead at east-side motel (Indy Star)
CRIME RATE
Gunshots are the third leading killer of children in the US (ArsTechnica) See Also: Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Pew Analysis Finds No Relationship Between Drug Imprisonment and Drug Problems (Pew Trusts)
Justice Department announces 12-city partnership to curb violent crime (USAToday)
State attorneys general probe opioid drug companies (Reuters)
2017 Baltimore City Homicides - List and Map (Chamspage Blog)
Gov. Rick Scott signs fentanyl trafficking bill into law (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Judge finds Michelle Carter guilty of manslaughter in texting suicide case (CNN)
Losses from cyber crimes rose 24% in 2016: FBI (BusinessInsurance.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Pennsylvania court rules in favor of access to police videos (Philly.com)
SpotCrime Transparency Ranking: June 2017 Update (SpotCrime Blog)
‘CRIM-TECH’
Inspecting Algorithms for Bias (TechnologyReview.com)
Inside the Algorithm That Tries to Predict Gun Violence in Chicago (NYTimes)
NYC Looks to Make Its 911 System Fully Digital (GovTech)
4 Ways Technology Is Changing the State of Cities (State Tech Magazine)
Inmates fly mobile phones, drugs and porn into jail - via drone (USAToday)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
How hiring formerly incarcerated job seekers benefits your company (ACLU)
Nevada governor vetoes bill banning private prisons (MuckRock)
Prioritizing corrections reform will keep offenders on right track (The Hill) See also: Criminal justice officials meet in Hartford to talk reform (Norwich Bulletin)
Less jail for unpaid fines (Post and Courier)
Appeals court tosses FCC cap on cost of calls to prisons (ABC News)
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