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

N.J. cops can’t be fired or promoted based on how many arrests they make under new law (NJ.com)

Washington State Patrol’s hiring under fire as agency failed to diversify over decades (Seattle Times)

State Police trooper who cried foul over brutality incidents is notified he'll be fired (NOLA.com)

Middle Georgia police officer shot, killed on his first shift (AJC)

Lynchburg Police Dept. makes staffing changes to compensate for 28 officer vacancies (WFXR)

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

Unpacking the Rise in Gun Violence (KQED)

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)

Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019 (Daily Herald)

Lawmakers Ask How They Can Help Agencies Fight Crypto-enabled Ransomware Hacks (Nextgov.com)

CRIM-TECH

This startup analyzes police body cam audio to flag problem officers (Chicago Biz Journals)

More cameras, license plate readers coming to 'high crime areas' of Indianapolis (Indy Star)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Pennsylvania, 3 other states to share gun crime data (WGAL)

Editorial: Better 'use of force' data is needed (Quad City Times)

Editorial: Database can bring fairer sentencing (Toledo Blade)

Mayoral candidate Tony Moreno wants better infrastructure and government transparency. Here’s how his platform applies to the tech industry (Technic.ly)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. (WPLN)

Inmates with mental health diagnoses perform better when given therapy, a new study finds (WFAE)

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