SpotCrime Weekly Reads: mental health, asset seizure, open data, prison reform

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Mental health focus of police, connection between weather/pollution/crime, asset seizure laws cause police to forfeit millions, open data API in your city, prison population is shrinking, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

First responder mental health given new focus (PostRegister)

Military law enforcement falling short in its response to domestic violence incidents, watchdog finds (MilitaryTimes)

Police agencies forfeit millions after new law chokes off funds from asset seizures (The Sun)

Kentucky State Police violated law in denying use-of-force investigations, attorney general rules (WDRB)

CRIME RATE

Researchers have found a link between air pollution and crime (World Economic Forum)

Weather and crime: is there a connection? (ZMEScience.com)

Neighbors technology could help reduce property crime (The Champion Newspaper)

Is the US ready for its first supervised injection site for drug users? (Governing)

First major drug distribution company, former executives, criminally charged in opioid crisis (NBC News)

IC3 Annual Report Shows Cyber-Enabled Crimes and Costs Rose in 2018 (FBI.gov)

CRIM-TECH

Will San Francisco Ban Facial Recognition Technology? (GovTech)

Body cameras vital law-enforcement tool (Valdosta Daily Times)

Old razor, new DNA technique lead to suspect in 1970s cold case murders (CBS News)

Data-focused presenters explain how numbers can be used to fight drugs (ValleyAdvocate.com)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Motorola Solutions Cuts Socrata Out of Crime Mapping Tool (GovTech)

Does APD's Crime Map tell the whole story? (KOAT)

Phoenix police release report on 2018 officer-involved shootings (AZFamily.com)

Pittsburgh Bureau Of Police Makes Its Policies Public (WESA)

PRISON REFORM

The U.S. Prison Population is Shrinking (The Marshall Project)

Florida House passes bill mandating ex-felons pay criminal fees before they can vote (NBC News)

Record number of mentally ill people in Oregon charged with crimes (StatesmanJournal)

Michigan initiative intended to improve criminal justice system (Michigan Watchog)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Man impersonating police officer pulls over undercover cop (WMUR)

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