SpotCrime Weekly Reads: body cam, crime rate, bail

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Body cam policies, violent crime rate this summer, gun violence prevention, gunshot detection system, activists call for police open data sets, transparency dashboard, national bail fund, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

‘This just didn’t happen overnight’: Albany police chief talks ‘social revolution’ in law enforcement (WALB)

Recording a cop in Florida? Court rules you could get arrested. (Tampa Bay Times)

VBPD changes body camera activation policy; cameras must now start recording when officer marks ‘en route’ to call (WAVY)

CRIME RATE

'Moms Demand Action' tells DC officials to prioritize gun violence prevention in budget (WUSA9)

In Atlanta, There’s A Dilemma Between Rising Homicides & Calls For Police Reform (OkayPlayer)

Fact Checking Gov Ron DeSantis: "If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." (Mostly False). (Politifact)

It's set to be a hot, violent summer (Axios)

CRIM-TECH

No crimes reported by Chicago police after 86% of ShotSpotter gunfire alerts (ABC7) see also: Groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review (NewsChannel20)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Activists Want Open Data About How Pittsburgh Police Use 'Less-Lethal' Weapons, Ban On Purchasing More (WESA)

HPD announces new policies for body cam video, launch of 'transparency dashboard' (KHOU11)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

COVID-19 backlog leaves 100s in Cook County Jail for over a year: report (ABC7)

National bail fund to expand in the Deep South (The Intelligencer)

NY localities spend $300M annually on parole (HudsonValley360)

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