SpotCrime Weekly Reads: license plate reader, AI evidence, ticket quotas
Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Phoenix looks at grants to help track crime and officers' use of force (ABC15) see also: Virginia Beach police chief offers crime stats, technology and staffing updates (13NewsNow) and also: New Atlanta database details use of force incidents involving police (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Asheville Police Department Chief Zack: Exodus of officers has slowed to a 'trickle' (Citizen Times)
Orlando Police Department needs to fix gaps in data collection, force policies, consultants say (Orlando Sentinel)
Miami Beach police ordered to stop enforcing law used to charge only black bystanders filming cops after slew of problematic arrests (Law and Crime)
Criminal Justice Researchers Studied Over 4 Million 911 Calls. Here’s How Their Findings Could Influence Calls for Police Reform (Time.com) see also: Can We Really Defund the Police? A Nine-Agency Study of Police Response to Calls for Service (SAGE Journals)
Knox County Schools' new security chief wants real-time police data to assess school safety (KnoxNews.com)
CRIME RATE
How extreme heat from climate change distorts human behavior As temperatures rise, violence and aggression also go up while focus and productivity decline (ScienceNews.org)
Here’s how San Antonio is shifting its approach to crime prevention (San Antonio Report)
CRIM-TECH
Nashville’s Council Revives License Plate Reader Debate With Updated Proposals (WPLN) see also: Cranston, Pawtucket, Woonsocket police install license plate-reading devices draw criticism from ACLU (The Providence Journal)
Denver police department using gunshot tech with "serious flaws" (AXIOS) see also: OIG report: ShotSpotter rarely leads to evidence of gun-related crime, changes police behavior (WGN9)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
THE PRISON SYSTEM
A man spent a year in jail on a murder charge that hinged on disputed AI evidence. Now the case has been dropped (The Register)
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