SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Shutdown squeezes law enforcement, AI in policing, border wall and effect on crime

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Shutdown squeezes law enforcement, border wall had no effect on crime in El Paso, combating gun violence, body cams pay off, AI in policing, Austin misclassifies rape cases, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Mobile Crisis Response Team tackles mental health, addiction (WDTN)

Baton Rouge's latest defense against domestic violence? Using data to flag potential abusers (The Advocate)

After nearly 18 months of recovery, JSO officer who was shot in the face is back on the job (WOKV)

APD chief says misclassifying rape cases was a systemic problem (KXAN)

Ruling in 7-year-old Jacksonville boy’s shooting death changed from “justifiable” homicide to “excusable” (First Coast News)

Shutdown Squeezes Law Enforcement, Threatens US Security, Agents Say (TheCrimeReport.org)

‘Disrespect’ by Cops Reduces Civilian Reporting of Crime: Study (TheCrimeReport.org)

CRIME RATE

Did construction of a border fence cut down on crime rates in El Paso? (El Paso Times)

Single-Gender Social Organizations and Safety (Harvard)

Philadelphia leaders outline roadmap to combat "public health crisis" of gun violence (CBS News)

Beware buying Fortnite’s V-Bucks, you could be funding organized crime (Naked Security)

Americans more likely to die from opioid overdose than in a car accident (CBS News) see also: Former Insys CEO pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme (Reuters)

DOJ Report Reveals A Whopping Percentage Of Criminals' Firearms Obtained Through Underground Market (DailyWire)

CRIM-TECH

Body cams are paying off in Northern Nevada for law enforcement (MyNews4) See also: Do police body cameras back the badge? (Milwaukee Magazine)

KSU Poly, Law Enforcement Evaluate Remote-Sensing Crime Fighting Technology (KSAL)

Chester native using artificial intelligence to help community stay safe (Philadelphia Tribune) see also: How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’  (PublicTechnology.net)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

The Paradox of Police Data (KULA)

PRISON REFORM

The United States is Underpoliced and Overprisoned (Marginal Revolution)

The state of criminal justice and prison privatization as we enter 2019 (MuckRock)

Wyoming Senate moves on criminal justice reform (WyoFile)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Florida woman allegedly breaks into police building to cook meal, then leaves ID behind (Fox News)

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