SpotCrime Weekly Reads: dueling police reform acts, a call for open police data

Trump signs executive order for police reform, using data to drive police reform, police surveillance, predictive policing banned in Santa Cruz, Justice In Policing Act v Justice Act, an end to no knock warrants, body cams can't solve police brutality, barriers to accessing police data, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

President Trump signs executive order on police reform (Today) see also A look at dueling policing proposals considered by Congress (Star Tribune) and also Sweeping Police Reform Won't Happen Overnight (Bloomberg)

Defunding The Police-What Cops Support (CrimeInAmerica.net)

The war on drugs gave rise to ‘no-knock’ warrants. Breonna Taylor’s death could end them (PBS)

George Floyd’s death shows need for ‘sanctity of life’ police training, researcher says (Catholic News Agency)

Camden's Police Overhaul Offers a Complicated Precedent (Cheddar) see also Camden's policing reform means building 'social currency' (Guam Daily Post)

Engagement-Based Policing: The What, How, and Why of Community Engagement (Academia.edu)

Atlanta Police walk out following murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooks (Decaturish)

NYPD commissioner immediately disbands controversial plainclothes anti-crime unit (Newsday) see also NYPD is ready to turn the page with communities of color, Commissioner Shea says (NBC) and also SF’s spending and hiring spree on police comes to an end, but where will cuts come from? (San Francisco Chronicle) and finally Motion seeks to replace LAPD officers with unarmed response teams to handle non-violent calls for service (Fox 11 LA)

CRIME RATE

Homelessness, Psychiatric Diagnosis Raise Risk of Experiencing Violent Crime (Psychiatry Advisor)

CRIM-TECH

The Business Of Police Surveillance (NPR)

Body Cameras Haven't Stopped Police Brutality (Wired)

In a U.S. first, California city set to ban predictive policing (Reuters)

Calls grow for Amazon to end Ring partnerships with police (Daily Dot)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Police data belongs to the people Radical transparency in policing would be an important departure from the status quo. Here are five data sets departments should start sharing widely. (Boston Globe)

50+ organizations sign NFOIC-Brechner Center statement on police records transparency (NFOIC)

The Most Common Barriers to Accessing Police Data (SpotCrime)

Capitol Police, a department shrouded in secrecy The police entity charged with protecting and securing Congress is not subject to FOIA requests (RollCall)

Measuring What Matters: Addressing Police Reform Must Start with Accurate Data (USA Facts)

A 2014 law requires feds to collect data on deaths in police custody. They've never done it. (Times Union)

PRISON REFROM

County tests app using GPS, smartphone to monitor probationers (Akron Beacon Journal)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

California man poisoned 8 homeless people, recorded reactions (WRDB)

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