SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police reform, police transparency, how to move forward
Policing reform at the federal, state, and local level, prohibiting facial recognition, using social workers with police saves money in Oregon, addressing police brutality, police data transparency a priority, what happens when you disband a police department, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
House Judiciary Committee proposes Justice in Policing Act of 2020 - read it here (Judiciary.House.gov) see also: GOP senators draft police reform bill in response to national protests (UPI)
'CAHOOTS': How Social Workers And Police Share Responsibilities and Save Money In Eugene, Oregon (NPR)
Following Calls For Defunding, Denver Police Chief Vows For Reevaluation (CBS Denver) see also: Colorado State Senate Passes Police Accountability Bill Almost Unanimously (CBS Denver)
Chattanooga PD Chief updates policy, requires officers to intervene in police brutality (NewsChannel9) see also: Toledo City Council considers multiple policing policies during meeting (WTOL)
Opinion: Four commonsense ways to reform policing in America (The Hill) Did a shift in police tactics help quell violence following George Floyd protests? (OC Register) and also: How to actually stop police brutality, according to science (LiveScience)
The Military Is Being Tapped To Handle Domestic Protests, Something It's Not Really Equipped To Handle (TechDirt)
CRIME RATE
18 murders in 24 hours: Inside the most violent day in 60 years in Chicago (Chicago Sun Times)
Data Shows Roadside Searches Decrease After Marijuana Legalization (The Fresh Toast)
CRIM-TECH
Policing Reform Bill Would Prohibit Embedding Facial Recognition in Body Cameras (NextGov) see also: IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms (AP) and also: Microsoft Joins Rising Chorus Against Facial Recognition (GovTech)
License plate readers crack over 30 cases in two months (Mt Juliet News)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Open crime data can address bad policing (SpotCrime) see also: Removing Crime Data from Public Access Removes Trust (SpotCrime)
Local law enforcement agencies give insight into training as public calls for transparency (News 8000)
PRISON REFORM
DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK
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