SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Transparency portals, big data and human trafficking, asset forfeiture
Civilian teams help police fight crime, looking at violence like a disease, sex offender recidivism, Catholic church charges as crime ring, big data used to fight human trafficking, asset forfeiture does not reduce crime, national public safety partnership, and more...
'Social Workers of Last Resort': Police Adopt New Training Techniques (Governing.com)
Justice Department Announces Addition of 10 Cities and Counties as Part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime (DOJ)
Denver Police Testing Idea Of Civilian Teams Responding To Some 911 Calls (CBS Denver) see also: Mayor, Top Cop Announce New Initiative To Team Up With Businesses To Fight Crime (CBS Chicago)
Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study (reason.com)
The Plain View Project is a database of public Facebook posts and comments made by current and former police officers from several jurisdictions across the United States. (PlainviewProject.org)
Atlantic City police build trust, understanding by speaking residents' languages (Press of Atlantic City)
Look at violence 'like a disease' — program to cut crime being weighed by St. Louis (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sex Offenders Released from State Prison less likely than other released prisoners to be arrested, but they more likely than other released prisoners to be arrested for rape or sexual assault (DOJ BJS) see also Alabama lawmakers pass bill requiring chemical castration of convicted child molesters (KDVR)
Rikers Commission Study Finds Local Jails Have No Impact on Property Values or Crime Rates (Gotham Gazette)
AP: States Consider Charging Catholic Church as Crime Ring (OCCRP.org)
Homeless kids now show up in LAPD crime data (Crosstown LA)
Opinion: ‘More Guns, Less Crime’ Is Wishful Thinking (Bloomberg)
Pueblo police see meth’s ‘comeback’ on the streets (The Pueblo Chieftain)
Make Sound Technology Investments: Avoiding The ‘Technology Trap’ (Officer.com)
How Enigma Is Using Big Data to Fight Human Trafficking (PCMag.com)
How Technology Helps Police Force Training (Interesting Engineering)
‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society (Legal Cheek)
NYCLU chides 3 local police forces over transparency (TimesUnion)
5 lessons on the people side of data: City of Asheville CIO (The Enterprisers Project)
Pay to See: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says it can charge labor costs for requests to view public records. Despite long-established state law, a judge may agree. (Compass)
DEEPER FINDINGS: Lack of transparency has local cops re-thinking partnerships with feds (AJC)
S.F. District Attorney Launches Website Providing Years of Prosecution Data (KQED)
POLICE CONDUCT
Former Rochester police chief: Viral SPD arrest a 'teachable moment' for everyone (CNY Central)'Social Workers of Last Resort': Police Adopt New Training Techniques (Governing.com)
Justice Department Announces Addition of 10 Cities and Counties as Part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime (DOJ)
Denver Police Testing Idea Of Civilian Teams Responding To Some 911 Calls (CBS Denver) see also: Mayor, Top Cop Announce New Initiative To Team Up With Businesses To Fight Crime (CBS Chicago)
Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study (reason.com)
The Plain View Project is a database of public Facebook posts and comments made by current and former police officers from several jurisdictions across the United States. (PlainviewProject.org)
Atlantic City police build trust, understanding by speaking residents' languages (Press of Atlantic City)
CRIME RATE
Do DNA databases deter crime and limit recidivism? (Marginal Revolution)Look at violence 'like a disease' — program to cut crime being weighed by St. Louis (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sex Offenders Released from State Prison less likely than other released prisoners to be arrested, but they more likely than other released prisoners to be arrested for rape or sexual assault (DOJ BJS) see also Alabama lawmakers pass bill requiring chemical castration of convicted child molesters (KDVR)
Rikers Commission Study Finds Local Jails Have No Impact on Property Values or Crime Rates (Gotham Gazette)
AP: States Consider Charging Catholic Church as Crime Ring (OCCRP.org)
Homeless kids now show up in LAPD crime data (Crosstown LA)
Opinion: ‘More Guns, Less Crime’ Is Wishful Thinking (Bloomberg)
Pueblo police see meth’s ‘comeback’ on the streets (The Pueblo Chieftain)
CRIM-TECH
Can VR Change How Police Respond to Mental Health Crises? (GovTech)Make Sound Technology Investments: Avoiding The ‘Technology Trap’ (Officer.com)
How Enigma Is Using Big Data to Fight Human Trafficking (PCMag.com)
How Technology Helps Police Force Training (Interesting Engineering)
‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society (Legal Cheek)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Citing transparency efforts, Evanston police unveil crime data dashboard (Chicago Tribune)NYCLU chides 3 local police forces over transparency (TimesUnion)
5 lessons on the people side of data: City of Asheville CIO (The Enterprisers Project)
Pay to See: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says it can charge labor costs for requests to view public records. Despite long-established state law, a judge may agree. (Compass)
DEEPER FINDINGS: Lack of transparency has local cops re-thinking partnerships with feds (AJC)
S.F. District Attorney Launches Website Providing Years of Prosecution Data (KQED)
PRISON REFORM
There Has Been an Explosion of Homicides in California’s County Jails. Here’s Why. (ProPublica)DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Police: Suspected Central Texas burglar shot himself with stolen pistol (KWTX) |
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