SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, surveillance, reducing violence

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Police mental health study, social media and camera surveillance, data to curb violence, cities trying to end violence with community initiatives, drone policing, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

A systematic review of mental health symptoms in police officers following extreme traumatic exposures (Study) (TaylorandFrancisOnline.com)

Dramatic body cam footage shows rescue of kidnapped 8-year-old Texas girl (AJC)

Aggressive Cops Or Politicians-Who Is Responsible For Strained Community Relations? (CrimeInAmerica.net)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Police Can’t Force You to Tell Them Your Password (EFF.org)

Judge Rules FBI Cannot Hide Use of Social Media Surveillance Tools (Courthouse News)

FBI Unites Traditional Techniques with Tech-Driven Applications to Solve Today’s Crimes (Nextgov)

The police experiment that changed what we know about foot patrol (WHYY)

CRIME RATE

Five ways cities are using data and tech to curb violence (apolitical.co)

Gun Violence in America: A State-by-State Analysis (American Progress) see also: Can gunshot detection stop crime in St. Paul? How mayor, police chief support their positions (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)

St. Louis picks three sites for Cure Violence (St Louis American) see also: Albuquerque leaders announce new crime-fighting measures as number of homicides in 2019 reaches 72 (KOAT) and also: New initiative aims to reduce violence in Chattanooga, create more opportunities for minorities (Times Free Press)

St. Paul profs compiled database of U.S. mass shooters … and corresponded with six of them (Brainerd Dispatch)

Data Suggest Serial Killers Active in Indian Country (VOA News)

Former Baltimore mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case (WTOP) see also: Indiana mayor Dennis Tyler arrested by FBI in City Hall corruption probe (FoxNews)

CRIM-TECH

Another community police chief wants to add SkyCop cameras to fight crime (Fox 13 Memphis)

Maryland Wonders: Is Drone Policing Helpful or Nosy? (Governing)

Amazon Says It’s Considered Face Scanning in Ring Doorbells (KTLA)

Pilot study looking at digitizing traffic ticket process (Inside NOVA)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Open data gateway to smart communities of the future (CIO Review)

NOW AVAILABLE: SpotCrime Introduces MyLocalCrime to Google Play and iTunes (SpotCrime blog)

PRISON REFROM

Two Dallas ZIP Codes Produce More Inmates Than Any Others in Texas (DMagazine.com)

To understand death behind bars, we need more information (The Hill)

Hundreds languish in Florida prisons under outdated mandatory minimum drug sentences (Miami Herald)


DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Florida man punches little league umpire in the face, threatens to 'kick his ass' after disagreeing with call (NewsWeek)

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