SpotCrime Weekly Reads: democratizing data and tech, license plate readers,

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Police reform, community engagement, facial recognition tech, do license plate readers really solve crimes, unlocking and democratizing data and tech, questioning voting rights of felons, the ongoing surveillance tech ethical debate, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

New Austin PD unit aims to reduce Riverside crime through community engagement (The Daily Texan)

Chicago Police Department Accepts New Recommendations to Boost Homicide Clearance Rate (WTTW)

Police Reform and the Dismantling of Legal Estrangement (Yale Law Journal)

Ring Gave Police Stats About Users Who Said ‘No’ to Law Enforcement Requests (UpShed)

Traverse City Law Enforcement Leaders Plead For More Resources (Traverse Ticker)

Washington to Use Federal Grants to Clear Rape Kit Backlog (Governing) see also: She was raped 15 years ago. Her rape kit was finally tested and turned up a match (KUOW)

SC sheriff guilty of misconduct, faces up to 1 year in jail and is the ninth sheriff in South Carolina to be convicted of crimes while in office in the past decade (Yahoo! News)

CRIME RATE

Crime data by FBI, Alabama city hasn’t aligned for years (Tuscaloosa News)

Victimized twice by their abusers: When domestic violence drags women into the criminal justice system (NY Daily News)

Colorado's Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations Are Straining Local Law Enforcement (KUNC)

Spooky Study: Does Crime Really Increase During A Full Moon?

CRIM-TECH

Is Government Procurement Ready for Emerging Tech? (GovTech)

Axon to Debut License Plate Reading, After a Year of Input (GovTech) see also: License Plate Readers: Newest Crime Fighting Tool or Oversold? (TheCrimeReport) and also: Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It’s Not That Simple (Wired)

Sweden permits police-use of facial recognition technology (Medianama)

With eyes everywhere, Ring’s Neighbors app and other surveillance technologies deepen racial divides (Seattle Times) see also: Ring Doorbell Video: Good crime fighting tool or should you be concerned? (News5Cleveland) and also: 'It's the Neighborhood Watch of 2020,' police say as doorbell cams proliferate (Detroit Free Press)

Smart home tech can help evict renters, surveillance company tells landlords (CNet)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Civic Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness: Government should provide people the platforms they need to connect with, act on, and generate meaning. (Governing)

Unlocking data to power a smart city (CIO Review)

Democratizing decisions about technology: a toolkit (TheRSA.org)

How 5 Chicago Tech Companies Are Using Data to Drive Business (BuiltInChicago.org)

Path to the Data-driven Economy (FinExtra)

PRISON REFORM

Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety (Science Daily)

Should the voting rights of ex-felons be restored? (LaGrange News)

Michigan allows prison inmates to seek college financial aid (APNews.com)

Anchoring Reform in Community Partnership (Vera Institute of Justice)

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