SpotCrime Weekly Reads: body cam footage, police misconduct, prison

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Accessibility to body cam footage, looking at misconduct record laws in all 50 states, policescorecard.org launches, crime jumps after policing reform then lowers, hate crimes on the rise, opioid crisis, tracing guns from violent crimes, technology used to track crime, fair and accurate recidivism forecasts, over half a million people with intellectual disabilities in prison, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Acting U.S. Attorney recognizes police week, honors law enforcement who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in 2020 (Justice.gov)

Knoxville police creates permanent team to build relationships in areas with higher violence rates (WBIR)

Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states (Star Tribune) see also: Get the Data on Policing in America. Get the Facts about US Police Departments (PoliceScorecard.org)

Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce Citizen Fatalities? Results of a Country-Wide Natural Experiment (Springer Link)

Police officer brings $1 million dollar lawsuit against City of Sparks (This is Reno)

Brooklyn Center City Council considers resolution to enact sweeping changes to policing (KSTP)

Tased Louisiana trooper gets his job back (WAFB9)

CRIME RATE

Crime jumps after court-ordered policing changes (Axios) see also: De-Policing (SSRN)

Sex crime at SUNY Geneseo: New data show more disclosures to college, fewer to law enforcement (Livingston County News)

Maine hate crime data reveals almost one incident reported every week (WMTW) see also: 'A historic surge': Anti-Asian American hate incidents continue to skyrocket despite public awareness campaign (USAToday)

How The Courier Journal traced more than 1,000 stolen guns found at crime scenes (Courier Journal)

Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century' (NPR)

‘We have to do something,’ Partners In The Struggle hosts 23rd annual march against gun violence (WKRN)

Data on sexual assault in the military calls for a ‘hard look’ at review commission’s recommendations, Milley says (Stripes.com)

CRIM-TECH

Greenwood Police use technology to beef up force and target patrols (WTHR)

Bernalillo County DA to use new technology to track crime, determine policy (KRQE)

Dallas FBI shares rare look inside digital evidence lab and new info on growing threat of ransomware (WFAA)

The Most Significant Cyber Attacks from 2006-2020, by Country (Visual Capitalist)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Massachusetts State Police refuse to share details on 2 troopers no longer working (Boston Herald)

Despite Increased Transparency, Accessing LAPD Body Cam Footage Is a Struggle (TheCrimeReport.org) see also: Police body cameras don’t ensure quick release of videos (KansasCity.com) and also: New efforts behind bill that reforms accessibility to bodycam footage (WTVY)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Can Data Scientists Produce Fair and Accurate Recidivism Forecasts? (Inside Big Data)

US prisons hold more than 550,000 people with intellectual disabilities - they face exploitation, harsh treatment (The Telegraph)

Jail diversion, criminal justice reform in Missoula County receives $700,000 grant (Missoula Current)

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