SpotCrime Weekly Reads: ransomware and cyber crimes, facial recontion

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Ransomware and cyber attacks costing cities and business millions, facial recognition on body cams, mobile first policing, emerging science of violence prevention, high temps lead to higher crime rate, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Dallas PD Tries to Reduce Officer Workloads with New Online Reporting System (Dallas Observer)

Groups encouraged to apply for ‘Alert Neighbor Program,’ aimed at preventing crime (Fox6Now)

Denver using data to approach public safety in unique way (KDVR)

Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Creates Mental Health Team (BayNews9)

Body cam footage shows Orlando police officer dragged by suspect’s car: report (Orlando Sentinel)

ATF was supposed to destroy thousands of guns. Instead, a guard stole and sold them (USA Today)

CRIME RATE

NOPD data shows decrease in crime as new juvenile crime initiatives go into effect (Fox8Live)

Higher temperatures can lead to more violent crime, especially in poorer neighborhoods (MarketWatch.com)

Can the ‘Emerging Science of Violence Prevention’ Build Safer Communities? (TheCrimeReport.org)

Schools, Neighborhoods, and the Long-Run Effect of Crime-Prone Peers  (NBER.org)

Guns are often obtained just days before a crime, study finds (UChicago News)

Over 7,500 Michiganders lost $81 million as victims of cyber crimes in 2018 (The Oakland Press)

CRIM-TECH

Facial Recognition Body Cams a Valuable Tool, Says Some Cops (KFIAM640) see also: Facial recognition tech, loss of liberty argued at Detroit PD meeting (Fox2Detroit)

RoboCop Reporting For Duty In Huntington Park (CBS LA)

How mobile-first apps are changing law enforcement (PoliceOne.com)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Safety starts with knowledge (TheNorthernLight.org)

PRISON REFORM

Probation and Parole Violations Are Filling Up Prisons and Costing States Billions (Governing)

Kansas prisons ‘under stress’: Photos show destroyed facilities, injured officers (Kansas.com)

San Francisco prosecutors turn to AI to reduce racial bias (Associated Press)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

‘Illegal and stupid’: KCPD chief links WWI memorial graffiti to 3 other crimes (Kansas City Star)

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