SpotCrime Weekly Reads
More body cams role out, LAPD gets drone savvy, reducing recidivism, and more..
POLICE CONDUCT
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted: 66 Officers Feloniously Killed in 2016 (FBI)At NAACP seminar, officials discuss police challenges (Killeen Daily Herald)
CRIME RATE
Topeka Police speaking out after near record murder rate (KSNT)Authorities fear people will fall into criminal justice system if mental health programs are cut (KOCO)
Mass killings happen randomly, yet rate has remained steady, study finds (ScienceCodex.com)
Creating a 'Traffic Jam' Against Sex Trafficking: How This Groundbreaking Tech is a Game-Changer (CBNNews.com)
Colorado officials skeptical about new study’s finding that legal marijuana reduced opioid deaths (Denver Post)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Why don’t local, state and federal crime numbers add up? (Columbus Dispatch)‘CRIM-TECH’
I predict a break-in: Yorkshire police use cutting-edge technology to deter burglars (yorkshire Post UK)When machines rule, should humans object? (Harvard Gazette)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
Code for Philadelphia Hosts Hackathon Aimed at Reducing Recidivism (GovTech)‘Red-Blue Divide’ Won’t Prevent Change, Vow Justice Reformers (TheCrimeReport.org)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
114 arrested in Polk County human trafficking, prostitution sting (WFLA)![]() |
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