SpotCrime Weekly Reads
Body cam effectiveness called into question, mental health and police, police community relations, Tampa’s serial killer, incarceration trends, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
#IAm Campaign shows Pasco deputies in different light
The cost of police misconduct in Milwaukee: $21 million – and growing (Journal Sentinal)
The cost of police misconduct in Milwaukee: $21 million – and growing (Journal Sentinal)
Americans see interactions with police getting worse nationwide, but not locally (Charles Koch Institute) see also: 2 Officers Hurt, Protesters Arrested Outside Police Chief Convention in Center City (NBC10)
FDA chief supports opioid prescription limits, regrets agency's prior inaction (USAToday) See also: Record-High Support for Legalizing Marijuana Use in U.S. (Gallup)
Why the government goes easy on corporate crime. (New Republic)
Mental Health Crisis Is a Crime, But it Shouldn’t Be (LA Downtown News)
NYC Data Show Summonses for Minor Offenses Down 90 Percent (Observer.com)
On a mission for peace, program treats violence like an addiction (LocalSYR.com)
CRIME RATE
Tampa police say they may have serial killer targeting neighborhood (KCBY.com)FDA chief supports opioid prescription limits, regrets agency's prior inaction (USAToday) See also: Record-High Support for Legalizing Marijuana Use in U.S. (Gallup)
Why the government goes easy on corporate crime. (New Republic)
Mental Health Crisis Is a Crime, But it Shouldn’t Be (LA Downtown News)
NYC Data Show Summonses for Minor Offenses Down 90 Percent (Observer.com)
On a mission for peace, program treats violence like an addiction (LocalSYR.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
AG: Rio Rancho overcharged for 911 records (ABQJournal.com)‘CRIM-TECH’
To Crowdsource Crime-Fighting, A Cop Camera Giant Eyes Your Videos (Fast Company)
Police turn body cams into tools for public relations, not accountability (Columbia Journalism Review) See also: New Study Casts Doubt On Effectiveness Of Police Body Cameras. But Is That Fair? (HuffPo) and also: Body Cams—who do they help? (WWL.com)
Police turn body cams into tools for public relations, not accountability (Columbia Journalism Review) See also: New Study Casts Doubt On Effectiveness Of Police Body Cameras. But Is That Fair? (HuffPo) and also: Body Cams—who do they help? (WWL.com)
Debating Risk-Assessment Tools Experts weigh in on whether algorithms have a place in our criminal justice system. (The Marshall Project)
After violent prison deaths, a top state official is stepping down (Charlotte Observer)
AMERICA’S PRISON SYSTEM
Incarceration Trends (vera.org)After violent prison deaths, a top state official is stepping down (Charlotte Observer)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Former Philadelphia district attorney gets 5-year prison term for bribe (CBS)As always, free crime alerts for your neighborhood can be found here |
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