SpotCrime Weekly Reads: police adapting to tech, violence in schools, gun violence, tech solves murders

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Social media used to predict crime, tech used to predict and solve crime, crime influenced by time of day, school violence, blockchain in justice, combating the opioid crisis, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Report: As Tech Changes Law Enforcement, Its Workforce Must Adapt (GovTech)

Justice Department is Awarding Almost $320 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis (DOJ)

Feds Order Google To Hand Over A Load Of Innocent Americans' Locations (Forbes)

Maryland supplying $12M in grants to Baltimore PD for technology, violent crime fight, community policing (Baltimore Fishbowl)

NYPD yanks thousands of body cams after one caught fire (Gizmodo)

Charlottesville Police Department changes how stop and frisk data is collected, presented (Cavalier Daily)

CRIME RATE

UNESCO report reveals high levels of violence and bullying in schools (UNESCO) see also: New Jersey mom follows 'gut feeling', stopping potential school shooting in central Kentucky (WKYT)

Homicide, burglary influenced by weather, time of day (Cosmos Magazine)

Boston sees 20 percent increase in fatal shootings so far this year (Mass Live)

‘America’s police chief’ offers insight into solving Chicago’s crime epidemic (WGN9)

CRIM-TECH

Can we use public health models to cure the disease of gun violence? (America Magazine)

How Photography Is Used to Solve Crimes, Murders (FStoppers)

Inside the genetic genealogy being used to solve crimes (CBSNews.com)

Interactive maps become a tool to fight crime in Mexico (Global Voices)

Computers use social media data to predict crime (TechXplore) see also: Starting Lineups, Crime, Elections: The Unusual Use Cases For Predictive Analytics (Forbes)

Police Dogs Are Being Fitted With Body Cameras So They Can Scout for Their Handlers (Time)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

The U.S. Needs Better Data on Gun Violence (Bloomberg)

Clarksville police aim for 'full transparency' with body cam transition (WKRN)

PRISON REFORM

Algorithms can be a tool for justice - if used the right way (Wired)

The role of blockchain, cryptoeconomics, and collective intelligence in building the future of justice (Thomson Reuters)

When should juvenile suspects be released from custody? (PoliceOne.com)

Solitary Use Declines in Some States, But For Some Inmates, It Lasts Three Years: Study (TheCrimeReport.org)

La Crosse County sheriff: Jailing mentally ill 'is not right' (Lacrosse Tribune)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Bodycam Video Shows Handcuffed Woman Stealing Tulsa Police Car (News6)

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