SpotCrime weekly reads: DNA, open data, AI in policing

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KY first to use rapid DNA rape test kits, predictive policing AI and racial profiling, crime rate and homelessness correlation, TN attempts to make 911 data confidential, open data in Irving, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

ShotSpotter Tells Louisville Police About Gunshots, But Officers Rarely Look For Evidence (KYCIR.org)

Police departments look to residents as 'smart' doorbells rise in popularity (KSDK)

Michigan State Police captain retires to work for software vendor he supervised (Detroit Free Press)

Can predictive policing help stamp out racial profiling? (BostonGlobe) see also: AI-Based Crime Tools Aren't the Problem. The Biased Data They Use Is. (Law.com)

DOJ grants management program funds for crime reduction, victim services initiatives (FederalNewsNetwork)

Los Angeles Police End Second Data-Driven Crime Program Targeting Violent Offenders (TechWire)

Unverified, outdated police gang database lists 134,000 names, watchdog says (Chicago Sun Times)

The Pressure On Cops To Arrest (CrimeInAmerica.net)

CRIME RATE

Do crime rates rise with homelessness in Spokane? (The Spokesman Review)

Ohio, Kentucky doctors among 60 charged in pain pill bust acted 'like drug dealers' (Cincinnati.com)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2018 (BJS.gov)

Family of slain 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson sues D.C. Housing Authority (Washington Post)

Crimes Involving Dating Apps Have Doubled In Four Years (Refinery29)

CRIM-TECH

Kentucky says it will be first to use 'rapid DNA' to identify rape suspects within hours (USA Today)

Shaking hands could transfer your DNA — leaving it on things you never touched (Science News for Students)

NYPD's machine-learning software spots crime patterns (GCN.com)

Google Helps Police Identify Devices Close to Crime Scenes Using Location Data (TheHackerNews)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Open crime data in Irving, Texas: an uphill battle (SpotCrime blog)

Bill to make 911 calls confidential to be worked on over summer (TCOG.info)

Knox County prosecutors push to hide police video from public (Knoxnews.com)

Who’s Watching The Nation’s Crime Data? By Admin On ápr 15, 2019 (Kriminalis.net)

Open data promotes citizen engagement at the local level (TheHill.com)

Killeen shooting involved Texas-based biker gangs, but police not naming which ones (Killeen Daily Herald)

PRISON REFORM

Campaign for Prison Reform holds rally to celebrate restoration of voting right for felons (MiamiHerald.com)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Police: Florida man shoots woman with water gun filled with his own urine (WESH)

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