SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, surveillance, open data

Use of force, behavioral health staff joining sheriff's deputies, gun violence deaths, pandemic crime rate, gun violence, new domestic violence reporting, US AG focus on corporate crime, facial recognition, predictive policing, surveillance tech, body cam rollouts leave questions on access, open data, access to police records, court revenue, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

SMPD pulling detectives, traffic cops to aid in patrols (Santa Monica Daily Press)

Police Reform Advocates React to CPD Use-of-Force Analysis (WTTW)

City Council contemplating adding support to KPD for mental health situations (Killeen Daily Herald)

Behavioral Health staff to join Humboldt Sheriff's deputies on some calls thanks to grant (KRCR)

Former Deputy Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Avoids Jail Time And Sex Offender Registry (Oxygen True Crime)

Fort Lauderdale police chief fired over minority-first practices in hiring and promotions, report says (CNN) see also: Fort Lauderdale fires Chief Larry Scirotto ‘Extensive’ investigation after employees complained leads to chief’s firing (Local10.com)

CRIME RATE

Knoxville police sees fewer gun violence deaths overall, despite two deaths this week (WBIR)

Crime Went Down During the Pandemic. But Cities Got More Dangerous. (Slate)

Firearm Violence Called Leading Cause of ‘Years of Potential Life Lost’ (TheCrimeReport.org)

Mississippi Attorney General rolls out new statewide domestic violence reporting system (Mississippi Today)

Prosecuting individuals is top priority in policing corporate crime: U.S. Attorney General (Reuters)

CRIM-TECH

Mayor Cantrell moves to reverse bans on facial recognition, predictive policing and other surveillance tech (The Lens)

Mandiant Reports 6 U.S. States Hacked by China-Backed Actors (GovTech)

As Anchorage works toward equipping police with body cameras, questions about implementation and footage access remain (Anchorage Daily News)

WKU police go live with new body cameras; what do students have to say? (WNKY)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

A mother’s quest for openness provides map for spurring change (KLC Journal)

What is open data, and why does it matter? (InfoWorld)

‘Another crime we will never hear about’: Ypsilanti police under pressure to increase transparency (MLive)

How open data helps cities be more accountable (State Scoop)

Measuring the impact of data programs is about more than just dollars (StateScoop)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Counties that rely on the courts for revenue sentence more women to incarceration (Phys.org)

How young is too young to be charged with a crime? Lawmakers want to increase Colorado’s minimum age. (The Denver Post)

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