SpotCrime Weekly Reads: violent crime rate, fed programs, mental health

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Federal crime fighting programs Project Safeguard and Operation Legend, sending mental health professionals to answer mental health related police calls, community service officers, figuring out what's causing the violent crime spike, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

New Pilot Program Will Pair Mental Health Experts With Police on Certain Crisis Calls (WTTW) see also: Removing Cops From Behavioral Crisis Calls: ‘We Need To Change The Model’ (WABE)

AG Barr addresses Indiana law enforcement, discusses Operation Legend (FOX59) see also: DEA announces launch of initiative to reduce violent crime Police in 41 cities throughout Florida are taking part in Project Safeguard (News4Jax)

'No-knock' warrants by police banned in Aurora, Colorado (The Hour) 

Seattle Police Department saw 3% of its officers walk out in September, new data shows (The Center Square) 

Beyond Policing: Investing in Offices of Neighborhood Safety (Center For American Progress) see also: Meet the Seattle Police Department's new community service officers (KUOW)

Indiana officer fired after ties to neo-Nazi internet forum are revealed (NBC News)

CRIME RATE

Sacramento police seize 43 firearms, arrest dozens for gun crimes after upping patrols (The Sacramento Bee)

National crime data analysts to review Columbus' spike in homicides, gun crimes (The CW Columbus) see also: Memphis’ police Director Rallings says social issues are partly to blame for high crime (Fox13Memphis) see also:  No One Knows What Is Driving Dallas’ Violent Crime Spike (DMagazine)



CRIM-TECH

Birmingham buys police software: opponents warn against facial recognition (AL.com)

Erie County Sheriff's Office Calls Body Cam Program "Extremely Successful"  (SpectrumLocalNews.com)

San Jose tests new gunshot detection technology in high-crime neighborhood (SFBay.ca)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

FBI Crime Data Could Go Away For One In Four Police Agencies (Newsy)

How Data Science Can Win the Debate on Police Reform (Wharton University of Pennsylvania)

PRISON REFORM

When Nothing Else Works: A Proposal for ‘Crime Licenses’ for Recidivists (TheCrimeReport.org)

Michigan prepares to automate expungement of criminal records (StateScoop)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK

A 29-year-old man was arrested after Memphis police said he impersonated a fugitive agent and it was all caught on camera. (FOX13)

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