SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, crime data, juvenile arrests
NJ cops can't be fired or promoted based on arrests, New Mexico removing police from mental health calls, unpacking gun violence, Chicago consent decree, new company analyzes body cam audio for problem officers, 3 states begin to share gun crime data, better crime databases needed, TN kids charged with crimes that don't exist, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Washington State Patrol’s hiring under fire as agency failed to diversify over decades (Seattle Times)
In New Mexico, a bold experiment aims to take police out of the equation for mental health calls (The Washington Post)
New Report On Chicago Police Consent Decree Shows Some Progress On Reforms, But Still Faults Missed Deadlines And Inaccurate Data (CBS Chicago)
CRIME RATE
Keeping kids in school and out of trouble: Pilot program tested in Oakland schools shows success (ABC7 News)
Could we cut Philly shootings by up to 93%? (The Philadelphia Citizen)
CRIM-TECH
This startup analyzes police body cam audio to flag problem officers (Chicago Biz Journals)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Editorial: Better 'use of force' data is needed (Quad City Times)
Editorial: Database can bring fairer sentencing (Toledo Blade)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Nebraska Officials Refusing to Release Prison Reform Reports (US News and World Report)
Expressway crime in Cook County, Il. See crime on your street at SpotCrime.com
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