SpotCrime Weekly Reads: mental health, data transparency

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Our curated list of news headlines relating to crime and policing. This week features mental health, social workers added to police forces, white supremacists and anarchists biggest domestic terrorist threats, police and justice system algorithms get a second look, crime data transparency ranking, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Pinellas County sheriff to announce changes to Mental Health Unit, response to calls for service (WFLA)  see also: Northern Kentucky police departments add social workers to police force (Local12) 

When Suspects Resist Arrest: Prevalence, Correlates, and Implications for Front-Line Policing (Sage Journals)

Dothan police arrest 73 in Operation ‘Clean Sweep’ (DothanFirst.com)

Pittsburgh Public Schools Seeks Approval To Contract With Organization To Evaluate Data On Police Calls, Arrest And Citations (CBS Pittsburgh)

Knoxville City Council meets Thursday to discuss new study on Knoxville shootings (10News)

CRIME RATE

The Escalating Terrorism Problem in the United States (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Reported Sexual-offense Incidents in the United States: Arrest Disparities between Women and Men (Sage Journals)

Assault during pregnancy boosts risk of poor infant health (Stanford Medicine)

Daily Bulletin: The Feds Say ‘Anarchy,’ the Data Suggests It’s More Complicated (The Trace)

CRIM-TECH

Madison committee OKs funding for police body cam pilot program (Madison.com)

How Effective Are Predictive Policing Programs? (Innovation & Tech Today) see also: U of T report highlighting issues with algorithmic policing Police forces across Canada have been using this technology to try and predict crime before it happens, but the report indicates the tech is often used unsuccessfully (Kitchner Today) 

Surveillance and the state: body-worn cameras, privacy and democratic policing (Taylor and Francis Online)

Minnesota's new police dog can help sniff out electronic evidence in sexual predator cases (Star Tribune)

'There's not a comparable year': Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19, with majority involving people of color (USAToday)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

SpotCrime Crime Data Transparency Ranking 2020 Update  (SpotCrime)

As part of our commitment to transparency and accountability, the Tucson Police Department is empowering community members to explore and even download policing data. (TucsonAZ.gov)

Asheville police say arrested journalist can view body cam footage (Citizen Times)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

The insidious ways building private prisons creates more prisons A new study finds that creating more private prison beds causes more people to be incarcerated—and for longer periods. (Fast Company)

Algorithm Helps New York Decide Who Goes Free Before Trial Point system used by judges awards defendants better chance at release based on data including convictions—and if they are reachable by phone (WSJ)

New rules would bar people with criminal histories from Texas supportive housing (Houston Chronicle)

Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons (Sciencemag.org)

Data Shows Dozens of Pre-Teen Illinois Kids Detained in 2020 share this article (Public News Service)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

Car engulfed in flames, driver allegedly punches cop (KKCO 11 News)


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