SpotCrime Weekly Reads: police reform, violence interrupters, prison
What happens when you add more police to a city, response teams for mental health, qualified immunity, police misconduct across cities, violence interrupters, gun violence, lowering recidivism, advisory councils, real time crime centers, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Columbus, Ohio, Police Have Killed Third Most Children in U.S., Compared to Other Departments: Data (Newsweek)
Race plays a role, but researchers say it’s not the strongest predictor of whether someone holds a negative view of police A meta-analysis of 66 peer-reviewed studies shows the public's relationship with law enforcement is complicated.(The Journalist's Resource)
Tallahassee Police launches mobile response team for mental health calls. (Tallahassee Democrat)
The Most Powerful Weapon for Police Reform Is Back (Intelligencer)
Kansas City police Chief Rick Smith talks about police department changes - Police shootings are now investigated by Missouri State Highway Patrol (KMBC)
CRIME RATE
After a crime surge, LBPD flooded the zone on gun enforcement. Is it working? (Long Beach Post News) see also: APD creates new intervention program in hopes of driving violent gun crime rates down (KXAN)
Data-informed crime prevention at convenience stores in Atlantic City (Taylor and Francis Online)
CRIM-TECH
Inside the rise of police department real-time crime centers (MIT Tech Review)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
In act of civil disobedience, 7 protesters arrested for demanding release of shooting video (Knox News)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Could Cash Incentives Lower Recidivism? (TheCrimeReport.org)
These Mississippi teens escaped life without parole. But they will still die in prison. (Clarion Ledger)
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