SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, school shootings, cash bail, decrease in police officers
Statistics on school shootings prove hard to collect, Trump prosecutes gun crimes, cash bail replaced by algorithms, Japan's 'pre-crime' AI, open crime data is good for police, and more...
Chicago cops to document every time they point a gun at someone as part of CPD overhaul deal, sources say (Chicago Tribune)
California Police Accountability Bills Head to Governor’s Desk (Courthouse News)
Studies reveal drop in complaints against police since use of body cams (Spectrum News)
These Firms Are Monitoring Students on Social Media to Prevent School Violence. Does It Work? (NYTimes) see also: Why there’s so much inconsistency in school shooting data (The Conversation)
Does the U.S. lead the world in mass shootings? (WaPo) see also: Trump Administration Steps Up Prosecution of Gun Crimes (Courthouse news) and also: Gunshots: Vermont Gun Deaths, 2011-2016 (Vermont Public Radio)
Seattle judge blocks release of downloadable blueprints for producing 3D-printable guns (Seattle Times)
More elderly South Koreans turn to crime as they face poverty, isolation and depression (The Straights Times)
List of U.S. Senators Targeted by Foreign Phishing Attacks Mounts (GovTech)
Arnold Foundation to Roll Out Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool Nationwide (Inside Sources)
Why some Baltimore residents are lobbying to bring back aerial surveillance (The Outline) see also: Eugene Police To Add Video Surveillance Downtown (KXL)
Big Tech's central role in opioid epidemic debate (Axios)
Extracting Forensic Data From Drones (Inside Unmanned Systems)
Mercer County judge rules that police body camera recordings are not exempt from public disclosure (Planet Princeton)
Commentary: How Charleston County is using data to cut jail populations (The Post and Courier)
California just replaced cash bail with algorithms (Quartz) see also: California Becomes First State To End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight (NPR)
Supervised Visitation and Exchange (Vera)
'Clean slate' bill promises second chance to drug offenders (Delaware Online)
POLICE CONDUCT
Rate of Police Officers Decreases By 11 Percent (CrimeInAmerica.net)Chicago cops to document every time they point a gun at someone as part of CPD overhaul deal, sources say (Chicago Tribune)
California Police Accountability Bills Head to Governor’s Desk (Courthouse News)
Studies reveal drop in complaints against police since use of body cams (Spectrum News)
CRIME RATE
Treating Violence As An Epidemic: Greensboro Leaders Consider 'Cure Violence' Program (WFMY)These Firms Are Monitoring Students on Social Media to Prevent School Violence. Does It Work? (NYTimes) see also: Why there’s so much inconsistency in school shooting data (The Conversation)
Does the U.S. lead the world in mass shootings? (WaPo) see also: Trump Administration Steps Up Prosecution of Gun Crimes (Courthouse news) and also: Gunshots: Vermont Gun Deaths, 2011-2016 (Vermont Public Radio)
Seattle judge blocks release of downloadable blueprints for producing 3D-printable guns (Seattle Times)
More elderly South Koreans turn to crime as they face poverty, isolation and depression (The Straights Times)
List of U.S. Senators Targeted by Foreign Phishing Attacks Mounts (GovTech)
'CRIM-TECH'
Japan developing ‘pre-crime’ artificial intelligence to predict money laundering and terror attacks (South China Morning Post)Arnold Foundation to Roll Out Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool Nationwide (Inside Sources)
Why some Baltimore residents are lobbying to bring back aerial surveillance (The Outline) see also: Eugene Police To Add Video Surveillance Downtown (KXL)
Big Tech's central role in opioid epidemic debate (Axios)
Extracting Forensic Data From Drones (Inside Unmanned Systems)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
How police can benefit from open dataStudying and sharing non-sensitive information can provide valuable insights and build trust in the community (PoliceOne)Mercer County judge rules that police body camera recordings are not exempt from public disclosure (Planet Princeton)
PRISION REFORM
Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform (The Atlantic)Commentary: How Charleston County is using data to cut jail populations (The Post and Courier)
California just replaced cash bail with algorithms (Quartz) see also: California Becomes First State To End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight (NPR)
Supervised Visitation and Exchange (Vera)
'Clean slate' bill promises second chance to drug offenders (Delaware Online)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Anne Arundel restaurateur indicted in plot to frame wife as terrorist, burn business (Capital Gazette) |
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