SpotCrime Weekly Reads: nationwide open crime data feed turned off, community policing, crime rate

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Police-community relationships, mental health unit, end of access to open crime data across the country, assessing the crime rate with data, greater transparency in MD, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Policing is a relationship driven business (Police Foundation)

What is harm focused policing? (Police Foundation)

Officers are proud of their work but feel burnout, frustration, Austin Police survey shows (KXAN)

Police officer buys groceries for couple who allegedly tried to shoplift food for children (Fox5NY)

Polk Sheriff calls out Amazon for not helping track down driver accused of delivery theft (WESH)

El Paso County Sheriff's Office expanding mental health unit (KOAA)

CRIME RATE

Erie police see mixed results in effort to curb gun crime (GoErie.com)

Oakland Mayor, Council, CAO, Police Chief Introduce Anti-Violence Czar, Talk Crime Data (Oakland News Now)

Charlotte Analyzes Crime Data, Provides Recommendations to Reduce Violent Crime (Spectrum News)

Charleston police round up East Side dealers fueling ‘open-air drug market’ (Post and Courier)

Formula 1 race in Austin did not increase crime rates, according to study (KVUE)

U.S. Attorney Criticizes Jackson Officials Over Crime (Jackson Free Press)

CRIM-TECH

Jussie Smollett judge orders Google to turn over 1 year's worth of data (FoxNews) see also: FBI seeks Apple's help unlocking phones of suspected Pensacola naval station gunman (NBC News)

This Secretive Surveillance Company Is Selling Cops Cameras Hidden in Gravestones (Vice)

Axon Pre-empts Federal Anti-Trust Complaint With Lawsuit (GovTech)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Motorola Parts with Socrata, Ends Access to Open Crime APIs (GovTech)

San Diego Police Praise ‘Smart Street Lights’ as Crime-Solving Tool; Critics Want Oversight (EfficientGov)

Bozeman police launch online information portal (NBC Montana)

In new report, Maryland open-records officials urge greater transparency (Washington Post)

PRISON REFORM

Paperwork errors keep dozens of SC inmates in prison beyond their sentences (Post and Courier)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK


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