SpotCrime Weekly Reads: police accountability, duty-to-intervene, Marsy's Law
Racial and ethnic disparities in law enforcement, police accountability task force issues recommendations in Hartford, duty-to-intervene laws, police begin sending warnings and tickets via text, Marsy's Law wrecking havoc on police transparency in Florida, Anton's Law transparency in MD slow or non-existent, tough on crime debate, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Greater transparency, more training, increased diversity: The police accountability task force issues its recommendations to the legislature (Hartford Courant)
Actions of officers who didn't stop Derek Chauvin spur duty-to-intervene laws (NBCNews) see also: Sunrise police sergeant relieved of duty after grabbing fellow officer by the neck (Local10.com)
Should firearms be allowed in K-12 public schools? An analysis of law enforcement’s perceptions of armed teacher policies (Springer Link)
APD 311 diversion helps with emergencies, creates backlog for low-level crimes (KXAN)
CRIME RATE
License Plate Theft Victim Uncovers Elaborate Criminal Scheme After Getting Hit With Massive Parking Tickets (SFist.com)
Domestic abuse fueling increase in violent crime in Cedar Rapids, but shots-fired incidents down (The Gazette)
CRIM-TECH
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Supreme Court agrees to consider Marsy's Law dispute between city of Tallahassee and police union. Marsy's Law, intended for victims, now used to shield law enforcement (Tallahassee Democrat) see also: Tampa police disable online crime map, citing Marsy’s Law concerns (Fox13)
Anton’s Law promised to make Maryland police disciplinary records public, but in reality transparency has been slow or nonexistent (Baltimore Sun)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Tough-on-crime debate needs balance of effective policies (Daily Breeze)
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