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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)

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