SpotCrime Weekly Reads: bail reform, gun violence, opioid abuse

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Police fleeing the force, schools spending money on active shooter insurance, Ceasefire program curbs gun violence, poverty leads to more crime, bail reform, opioids killing rural areas, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT

Mobile ballistics program links active and cold cases, other crimes in Mississippi (Clarion Ledger)

The militarization of police does not reduce crime (Pacific Standard)

Kentucky police officer gets $300K in whistleblower lawsuit (WKYT)

Proactive policing declines as officers flee the force (The News & Advance)

CRIME RATE

Economists: More Guns, Not the Crack Epidemic, Drove ’90s Murder Boom (The Daily Beast)

Study: Oakland’s multi-faceted Ceasefire program curbs shootings, homicides (The Mercury News)

As green space went up, crime went down in poor neighborhoods (Crain's) see also: The Geography of Urban Violence (CityLab) and also: High poverty, high crime rate (The Pueblo Chieftain)

Predicting, Preventing Spread of Opioid Epidemic in Rural and Micropolitan Areas (Newswise) see also: What's killing rural Canada Crime, opioid abuse, boarded-up businesses and fleeing populations are destroying the country's heartland. Can small-town life be saved? (Macleans)

Analysis shows no change in US crime from medical marijuana legalisation (Phys.org)

Knowing the signs of domestic violence and what to do (FourStatesHomePage.com)

Schools in Florida are spending thousands on active shooter insurance (MuckRock)

'CRIM-TECH'

Crypto Crime: The Steps Insurance Companies Are Taking To Prevent Cryptocurrency Theft (Forbes)

The future of a technologically enabled police force (Open Access Government)

Corporate pre-crime: The ethics of using AI to identify future insider threats (CSOonline.com)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Attorney general orders police to share info on crime guns (mrt.com)

A Smarter City: Increasing Safety And Government Transparency In Baton Rouge Louisiana (Smart & Resilient Cities)

PRISON REFORM

Major prison strike spreads across US and Canada as inmates refuse food (The Guardian)

NJ bail reform succeeds, gets court OK, but challenges remain (Press of Atlantic City) see also: Should an Algorithm Determine Whether a Criminal Gets Bail? (InsideSources)

TN Gov. Bill Haslam's overhaul of probation system was unconstitutional, court says (Tennessean.com)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Michigan health director Nick Lyon to face trial on Flint charges (Detroit Free Press)

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