SpotCrime Weekly Reads: video surveillance by police, transparent policing, RFID blocking useless

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Worst places to be a police officer, big brother and police surveillance, location information in transparent policing, freedom to work bill for inmates, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

New survey says Georgia is among the worst places in the US to be a police officer (11Alive)

More officers reported slain in 2018 than previous year, new FBI data shows (CBS News)

More services for teens among crime task force's recommendations. Jacksonville's Task Force on Safety & Crime Reduction delivers 1st report to City Council (NewsJax4)

'I'll Light You Up': Newly Released Sandra Bland Video Spurs Calls to Reopen Case (Governing)

Sacramento Police Take Special Care To Help People In Crisis (CBS Sacramento)

CRIME RATE

Sexual Assault Remains Rampant in U.S. Armed Forces, Department of Defense Confirms (Law and Crime)

Guns stolen from vehicles continues to be major issue in Memphis, new data shows (Fox 13)

16 people shot, two fatally. A violent weekend in St. Louis continues. (St Louis Today)

America’s fastest shrinking cities often have unemployment, crime as concerns (USA Today)

CRIM-TECH

Big brother is watching: how new technologies are changing police surveillance (The Conversation) see also Councilman Funds Security Cameras On Harlem Block After Shootings (Harlem Patch) and also More police departments teaming up with residents to stop crime using home security cameras (WGAL)

RFID-blocking products are practically worthless. Here’s why (Digital Trends)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Location information is imperative for effective and informative policing (SpotCrime blog)

Seattle council grills SPD, mayor’s office on new emphasis patrols (MyNorthwest.com)

Free public data: The lifeblood of press freedom (Poynter)

NYPD flouts requirement to disclose police misconduct info, vows to post data (NY Daily News)

New Bill Proposed to Change Law Regarding Police Body-Cam Footage (The Carolinian)

PRISON REFORM

Freedom to Work bill gives former inmates a second chance (The Laurinburg Exchange)

Bills to expand overhaul of criminal justice system advance (The Daily Advertiser)

Scoop: Philly prosecutor may stop charging drug users as criminals (Axios)

Overdoses in California prisons up 113% in three years — nearly 1,000 incidents in 2018 (The San Francisco Chronicle)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Woman arrested for trespassing at CIA headquarters and asking for ‘Agent Penis’ (Military Times)\

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