SpotCrime Weekly Reads: police data transparency, body cam footage, data driven decisions

Officers tired of overtime, police use data driven decision making, K9 disobedience, dangerous domestic violence calls highlight need for reform, police tech and the connection to transparency, lack of data hinders studies on police, Dallas Police remove data from open data portal, data transparency builds trust in police, access to body cam footage, prison banking practices,  and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Head of Illinois police training agency fired over improper law enforcement certification given to son of legendary investor Warren Buffett (Chicago Tribune)

Tired of overtime, officer announces resignation on police radio (WABI)

Disobedient: Police K-9 disobedience caught on camera (WTSP)

Chicago Police face stricter reporting rules under settlement of decade-long dispute over inequitable deployment of officers (Chicago Sun Times)

Police use data driven decision making to protect Tucson (KGUN 9)

Lincoln Police mental health coordinator improving department response to mental health calls (1011 Now) see also: Dangerous domestic violence calls highlight need for reform, former police chief says (11Alive)

Pueblo Police Chief and District Attorney speak out against legislative laws (KRDO)

Community Policing in Racialized Communities: A Potential Role for Police Social Work (Academia.edu)

CRIME RATE

Stealing to sell: The business of organized retail crime (KHOU)

More gun owners citing crime as reason for owning weapons: poll (The Hill)

Latest data shows significant drop in crime across Salt Lake City (FOX13) see also: "It's a challenge" MPD's Chief Cerelyn 'CJ' Davis weighs in, how to prevent violent crime (ABC24) and also: DC murder rate at a 16-year high (The Hill)

Portland's Crime Rate Isn't Impacted By Size of Police Force, Data Finds (Portland Mercury)

CRIM-TECH

The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability. The implementation of body camera technology has had a substantive effect on investigations of police accountability and have helped reduce racial bias against citizen complainants. (GCN.com) see also:  U.S. Department of Justice makes body camera policy requests to Portland officials (OPB.org)

Automakers must soon install tech in new cars that can detect and stop drunk drivers, Congress says (Business Insider)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Dallas deletes some information from its public portal, and might remove more (KERA News)

Lack of Data Hinders Study of Police Killings (Web MD)

Transparency & Trust Shining Light on Police and Community Relationships and How Technology Can Help (Veritone.com)

Why is body camera footage not public record? New Bern police chief explains (Sun Journal) see also: Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage. The NYPD Says No. (ProPublica)

Data transparency helps builds public faith in police. Making reliable data available quickly to local communities can foster the transparency that builds trust between law enforcement agencies and the general public. (GCN.com)

San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Unveils New Crime Data, Critics Say It Doesn't Tell Full Story (NBC Bay Area)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Committee approves bill to collect juvenile crime data (Wyomingnews.com)

Subject of Public Integrity investigation cited over prison banking practices (PublicIntegrity.org)

Indigent clients held in jail without charges during Lubbock County software transition (Fox34)

Traffic tickets and fines fund Louisiana's courts. Lawmakers want taxpayers to pay instead. (The Advocate)

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