SpotCrime Weekly Reads: recidivism, open data portals, police budgets

Police data transparency portals launching nationwide, police chiefs resigning nationwide, budget cut woes, violent crime rate, taking a look at police tech, AI may help reduce recidivism, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Police officers face multifaceted, compounding stressors that can lead to adverse events (Science Daily)

Police chiefs most open to reform are the ones leaving (Governing) see also: Seattle's police chief resigns after council votes to cut department funds (NPR)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas leaders want to freeze property tax revenues for cities that cut police budgets (SanMarcosRecord.com)

'Statistically, this is very unusual' | The same seven officers were involved in multiple shootings in Sacramento County (ABC10) see also: Failure of oversight: How dozens of officers kept their police certification despite convictions (PilotOnline.com

BODY CAM FOOTAGE: Tuscaloosa PD officers rescue several people during flash flooding (Trussville Tribune) see also: Illinois teens robbed at gunpoint at lemonade stand, police help replenish funds (NYPost)

ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say (ProPublica)

Data shows Portland Police are taking 50 percent longer to respond to high-priority calls. Each night Portland police officers work the crowds at protests, there are fewer of them to respond to emergencies across the city. (Fox12 Oregon)

Chicago Police Note Steep Drop In Investigatory Stops Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began (CBS Chicago)

Clay County (FL) Sheriff Darryl Daniels turns himself in, faces 4 charges (News4Jax)

CRIME RATE

Police, community partnerships driving crime out of Indy’s northwest side (Fox59)

Effects of school resource officers on school crime and responses to school crime (Criminology and Public Policy)

Record wave of deadly shootings hits US cities. More police aren't the answer, activists say (USAToday)

Stock gains and losses affect violent crime rates (UWM Research)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Smart Policing Initiative testing the impacts of differential police strategies on violent crime hotspots smart policing initiative: Site Spotlight (Academia.edu)

Targeting Firearms Violence Through Directed Police Patrol (Academia.edu)

Domestic Violence Rates Up 6% During COVD-19: Study (TheCrimeReport.org)

CRIMTECH

Amid Protests, a Moment of Circumspection for Police Tech (GovTech) see also: The use of police facial recognition technology: A violation of privacy rights or fight against crime (Legal Scoops)

Blockchain touted as a powerful crime fighting tool (CalvinAyre.com)

App created by Clemson researcher uses photos of dead bodies, roadkill to help forensic teams determine time of death (Clemson The Newstand)

Bellaire council hopes new surveillance tools that monitor license plates help police solve major crimes (MySanAntonio.com)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Denton police department launches data initiative aimed at increasing transparency (NBC DFW)

Disparities in how police agencies collect use-of-force data complicates training, reform efforts (San Diego Tribune)

Advocates press Buffalo to make police data on 'stop receipts' public (BuffaloNews)

Mass. Launches New Website Tracking Crime, Policing Data (NBC Boston)

With homicide rate surging, dashboards offer '10-year history' of Milwaukee crime in 'an interactive format' (Fox6Now)

THE PRISON SYSTEM 

AI surveillance study tracks criminals post release to cut recidivism (New Atlas) see also: Can AI reduce recidivism? (GCN)

Tennessee State task force issues recidivism recommendations (Overton County News)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Florida lawyer with weed gummies screams out celeb names, leads cops on high-speed chase & asks them out for pizza after captured at gunpoint: Police (CrimeOnline)

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