SpotCrime Weekly Reads: data transparency, oversight committees, media coverage

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Finding police chiefs is not easy, community response groups and oversight committees formed, media coverage of police, sharing data reduces crime, sensor that activates body cams, addressing violence, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Why Finding a Police Chief Just Got a Lot More Complicated (USNews) see also: Running the police department isn't an easy job (LocalMemphis.com)

Michigan law enforcement on alert in response to 'plan to target and kill police' (Detroit Free Press)

Mayor Walsh Says He'll Adopt All Boston Police Reform Recommendations, Including New Oversight Office (WBUR) see also: Aurora residents speak with police officials about civilian review board, traffic stops, training during listening session (Chicago Tribune)

Seattle Police Department rolls out new Community Response Group with 100 officers to speed up 911, ‘respond to demonstrations’ (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog) see also: Columbia police to launch new initiative to help reduce violent crime (WDAM)

Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows (AJC)

Calls for resignation grow after Barry County Sheriff connection to Whitmer plot suspects (WWMT)

STUDY: Media coverage of police misconduct and attitudes toward police. Examining how celebrated cases affect attitudes toward police (Academia.edu)

CRIME RATE

Data sharing approach is helping drive down violent crime across the world (Eureka Alert)

Minneapolis Violence Interrupters Could Stop Crime Before It Happens, But Neighbors Want Immediate Solutions To Uptick In Violence (CBS Minnesota)

US Attorney expands response to gun violence in Federal-NYPD partnership (AMNY)

Gunshots and sirens are daily signals of life and death in some Columbus neighborhoods (The Columbus Dispatch)

Trump signs Savanna's Act, which seeks to combat violence against the most vulnerable members of the Native American community, into law (Bemidji Pioneer)

STUDY: Delegating repression?: Pro-government militias and liklihood of domestic terrorism (Taylor and Francis Online

CRIMTECH

Cherry Hill Police to Use Sensor That Will Activate Body Cam Whenever Officer Draws Weapon (NBC Philadelphia)

Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet (NBC15)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Buffalo judge denies police union attempt to block police disciplinary records (MuckRock)

Utah’s criminal justice agencies have endangered police and the public by not sharing information (Salt Lake Tribune)

University of North Georgia’s crime data incomplete, federal audit says (AJC)

Delta sheriff: Statistics show need for funding measure (Montrose Press)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Wisconsin sees another COVID-19 outbreak in prison system (Wisconsin State Journal)

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