SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Officer shortage across the US, marijuana legalization stats, big data predicts crime

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Legalizing marijuana doesn't create crime wave, property crime rise linked to justice reform, police officer shortage across the US, hate crimes on the rise, big data to predict crime, what is the dark web, drones to fix murder rate, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Dayton, Ohio, Police Test Brain Stimulation to Reduce Stress (GovTech)

Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper resigns (Citizen Times)

Bodycam footage shows police chief rescuing baby at traffic light (ABC13)

OP ED: To stop the killings, Baltimore needs more data (Baltimore Sun)

Short-staffed Santa Fe police lets gun data lapse (Santa Fe New Mexican)

Oregon State Police seek $64M to put more troopers on highways (KVAL)

CRIME RATE

Legalizing marijuana doesn’t appear to have created a Colorado crime wave, according to state report (Vail Daily) see also: Marijuana legalization in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report (Politifact)

Is The Rise in Property Crime Related To Criminal Justice Reform? (CrimeInAmerica.net)

How Can Businesses Help To Stop Serious And Organized Crime? (Forbes)

Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Surge in New York City, NYPD Says (NBC New York)

12 dead in California bar shooting (CNN)

Richland County scoutmaster used 'dark web' to trade illegal photos, but what is the dark web? (WKYC)

CRIM-TECH

Accenture Ventures links up with AI firm Quantexa to tackle money laundering, credit risk (SmartBrief)

Call the robocops: how tech can help to stop crime (Evening Standard)

Police Are Using Big Data To Predict Future Crime Rates (Smart Data Collective)

Kentucky Is Turning to Drones to Fix Its Unsolved-Murder Crisis (The Atlantic)

Southbridge Police Offer App for Crime Tips, Alerts (GovTech)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

City Council's new website tracks New Orleans crime trends, jail population (NOLA.com)

Amazon employees hope to confront Jeff Bezos about law enforcement deals at an all-staff meeting (Recode)

PRISON REFORM

Returnees to Arkansas prisons fall by 41% (Arkansas Online)

Tennessee Death Row Inmates Request Death By Firing Squad (NPR)

Too Poor to Vote If you’ve committed a crime and are rich, you can pay court fees and cast a ballot. If you don’t have money, you might be left out of democracy. (NY Times)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Man arrested for threatening to 'shoot up' Pennsylvania polling place (NBC2)

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