SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence data, camera surveillance, facial recognition
Mary's law in FL hides crime data and police use of force, collecting gun violence data, police installing cameras and license plate readers on roads, the facial recognition debate, using algorithms in the justice system, and more...
Santa Clara County clears rape kit backlog, says it has sped up processing (The Mercury News)
Police say clearance data tells more about crime incidents in Sioux Falls (KELOLand.com)
‘It’s lunacy’: Pa. cops still busting plenty of people for pot despite de-criminalization, report says (Pennlive.com)
Surge in Minnesota drug seizures reflects influence of cartels (Star Tribune)
Washington: Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data (The Lewiston Tribune)
Number of Idaho childhood sexual abuse cases at a 30-year high, report finds (Idaho Press)
Here’s Where Illegal Guns Are in Philly (NBC10 Philadelphia)
Police Facial Recognition Tech Snags Pics from Social Sites (Governing.com) see also: Facial recognition software is a powerful tool to help cops do their job — don’t ban it (Chicago Sun Times)
Predictive algorithms, big data analytics, and "smart technologies" deployed by governments in the U.S. (MuckRock)
Brazil's Risky Bet on Tech to Fight Crime (Americas Quarterly)
The US says Huawei has been spying through 'back doors' designed for law enforcement — which is what the US has been pressuring tech companies to do for years (Business Insider)
New bill aims at revamping Alabama public records law (WHNT)
Editorial: Transparency, law require faster release of police body-camera videos (Akron Beacon Journal)
Juvenile justice advocates: Let’s ‘Raise the Age’ again (The CT Mirror)
An algorithm that grants freedom, or takes it away (bdnews24.com) see also: New data suggests risk assessment tools have little impact on pretrial incarceration (The Appeal)
Legitimacy of corrections as a mental health care provider: Perspectives from US and European systems (Academia.edu)
In Pa. jails, women are paying more than double for the same tampons they’d get on the outside. (PA Post)
POLICE CONDUCT
Cold but not forgotten: how a retired officer is helping solve dormant investigations (KTVL News10)Santa Clara County clears rape kit backlog, says it has sped up processing (The Mercury News)
Police say clearance data tells more about crime incidents in Sioux Falls (KELOLand.com)
‘It’s lunacy’: Pa. cops still busting plenty of people for pot despite de-criminalization, report says (Pennlive.com)
CRIME RATE
Thirty Most Violent Cities Based On Crime Rate-2018-USDOJ (CrimeInAmerica.net)Surge in Minnesota drug seizures reflects influence of cartels (Star Tribune)
Washington: Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data (The Lewiston Tribune)
Number of Idaho childhood sexual abuse cases at a 30-year high, report finds (Idaho Press)
Here’s Where Illegal Guns Are in Philly (NBC10 Philadelphia)
CRIM-TECH
Wethersfield Police Installing Cameras On Roads, Critics Concerned About 'Ultimate Goal' (WNPR) see also: Ontario police installing 24 license plate-reading cameras on public streets (Daily Bulletin)Police Facial Recognition Tech Snags Pics from Social Sites (Governing.com) see also: Facial recognition software is a powerful tool to help cops do their job — don’t ban it (Chicago Sun Times)
Predictive algorithms, big data analytics, and "smart technologies" deployed by governments in the U.S. (MuckRock)
Brazil's Risky Bet on Tech to Fight Crime (Americas Quarterly)
The US says Huawei has been spying through 'back doors' designed for law enforcement — which is what the US has been pressuring tech companies to do for years (Business Insider)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Without a trace: How a misfired Florida law makes crimes disappear (The Brechner Center) see also: Florida cops who use force keep names secret with Marsy’s Law (Tampa Bay Times)New bill aims at revamping Alabama public records law (WHNT)
Editorial: Transparency, law require faster release of police body-camera videos (Akron Beacon Journal)
PRISON REFORM
Bail reform analysis by Cook County chief judge based on flawed data, undercounts new murder charges (Chicago Tribune)Juvenile justice advocates: Let’s ‘Raise the Age’ again (The CT Mirror)
An algorithm that grants freedom, or takes it away (bdnews24.com) see also: New data suggests risk assessment tools have little impact on pretrial incarceration (The Appeal)
Legitimacy of corrections as a mental health care provider: Perspectives from US and European systems (Academia.edu)
In Pa. jails, women are paying more than double for the same tampons they’d get on the outside. (PA Post)
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
Blue Jays' Reese McGuire arrested for indecent exposure in Florida parking lot (Fox News) |
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