SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Marsy's law, bail reform, gun control
Marsy's law fails transparency, bail reform is working, gun database failures, effectiveness of body cams, safe schools, and more...
Co-opting the Police: What can be done about “Profiling by Proxy?” (TheHill.com)
When “Violent Offenders” Commit Nonviolent Crimes Embezzlement and selling drugs near a school are among the offenses some states classify as violent. (The Marshall Project)
Are police body cameras helping or hurting? (12News)
This Colorado sheriff is willing to go to jail rather than enforce a proposed gun law (CNN)
Highway Officials Warn of Spike in Motorists Hitting, Killing State Troopers (Wall Street Journal)
Right-wing terrorism and violence may actually have declined (Washington Post)
New Fact Sheet: Urban Crime Declines During California's Justice Reform Era (2010-2018) (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice)
NRA fights Michigan Dingell measure to stop domestic abusers from getting guns (DetroitNews.com) see also: Multiple States Miss Reporting Deadline For Improving FBI Background Checks (WAMU)
The anatomy of a cyber attack: dissecting the science behind virtual crime (BBNTimes)
Are Choice Schools Safe Schools? (EdChoice)
Mapping alcohol outlets in Las Cruces — is there a relation to crime? (Las Cruces Sun News)
High-tech devices help police in Little Rock, but some say tools such as license plate readers raise thorny issues (ArkansasOnline.com)
From Safe Campus to Smart Campus Transforming campuses into safer and smarter institutions with artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions (CampusLifeSecurity)
Law enforcement making waves with technology advances (CullmanTimes)
Data, or lack of it, gets in the way of criminal justice reform (NewsOK.com)
N.J. officials finally release data on bail reform. Their conclusion? It’s working (WBGO) see also: N.J.’s bail reform did not cause a spike in crime, report says. But the program is going broke. (NJ.com)
Mobile weighs support for constitutional amendment altering bail restrictions (AL.com)
Rape and Murder in Alabama Prisons: U.S. Justice Department Exposes Gruesome Conditions (Governing)
POLICE CONDUCT
Marsy’s Law Is a Gift to Bad Cops (reason.com) see also: Jacksonville police will no longer tell you where some crimes occurred or who the victims are (Jacksonville.com)Co-opting the Police: What can be done about “Profiling by Proxy?” (TheHill.com)
When “Violent Offenders” Commit Nonviolent Crimes Embezzlement and selling drugs near a school are among the offenses some states classify as violent. (The Marshall Project)
Are police body cameras helping or hurting? (12News)
This Colorado sheriff is willing to go to jail rather than enforce a proposed gun law (CNN)
Highway Officials Warn of Spike in Motorists Hitting, Killing State Troopers (Wall Street Journal)
CRIME RATE
3 big reasons it's so hard to tell just how violent the world's most violent cities are (Business Insider)Right-wing terrorism and violence may actually have declined (Washington Post)
New Fact Sheet: Urban Crime Declines During California's Justice Reform Era (2010-2018) (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice)
NRA fights Michigan Dingell measure to stop domestic abusers from getting guns (DetroitNews.com) see also: Multiple States Miss Reporting Deadline For Improving FBI Background Checks (WAMU)
The anatomy of a cyber attack: dissecting the science behind virtual crime (BBNTimes)
Are Choice Schools Safe Schools? (EdChoice)
Mapping alcohol outlets in Las Cruces — is there a relation to crime? (Las Cruces Sun News)
CRIM-TECH
Michigan State Police Could Soon Livestream Chases (GovTech)High-tech devices help police in Little Rock, but some say tools such as license plate readers raise thorny issues (ArkansasOnline.com)
From Safe Campus to Smart Campus Transforming campuses into safer and smarter institutions with artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions (CampusLifeSecurity)
Law enforcement making waves with technology advances (CullmanTimes)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Marsy's Law was meant to protect crime victims. Lawyers say it may lead to an innocent person's execution (Orlando Sentinel)Data, or lack of it, gets in the way of criminal justice reform (NewsOK.com)
PRISON REFORM
A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn’t Want to Pay. (NYTimes)N.J. officials finally release data on bail reform. Their conclusion? It’s working (WBGO) see also: N.J.’s bail reform did not cause a spike in crime, report says. But the program is going broke. (NJ.com)
Mobile weighs support for constitutional amendment altering bail restrictions (AL.com)
Rape and Murder in Alabama Prisons: U.S. Justice Department Exposes Gruesome Conditions (Governing)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Father admits to staging home invasion to cover up his theft of daughter’s Girl Scouts cookie sales (GlobalNews.ca) |
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