SpotCrime Weekly Reads: FBI crime data mess, gun violence, stolen guns

FBI crime data mess, co-responder pilot program, police resignations, Flint puts more police on the streets, stolen guns increases, firearm related violence skyrockets, crime rate, Detroit reports decrease in crime, regional data center in Hampton Roads, well-being in prison, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

Delaware Attorney General asks for a federal investigation after lacrosse team bus stop and search (WTOC) see also: Body camera footage contradicts sheriff's account of how deputies acted on Delaware State lacrosse bus (MSN)

Pritzker signs slate of public safety bills into law in Peoria, including co-responder pilot program (WCBU)

Mental Models: A Method for Attacking any Policing Problem (Justice Clearing House)

Evanston Police Department had an increased level of resignations in 2021. Here’s what the future looks like (The Daily Northwestern)

Alabama Police Chief Sued Over His Response To Anti-Police Brutality Protests (TechDirt)

Flint police hope visibility of new officers will serve as crime deterrent (MLive)

Gulf Shores seeking new $26 million Justice Center, police dept. (MyNBC15)

CRIME RATE

The FBI’s Next Set of Crime Data Is Going to Be a Big Mess National crime estimates in the next few years will carry more uncertainty than ever before. (The Atlantic)

As big cities struggle to control crime, Detroit quietly reports sizable drops (WXYZ)

Not all crime-fighting ideas created equal: City unveils scoring system for grant applicants (Carolina Public Press)

More guns are being stolen out of cars in alarming trend across the nation (NBC News)

Investment in public schools reduces contact with criminal justice system, according to U-M study (University of Michigan)

Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says (NPR)

22News I-Team: COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on crime in western Mass (WWLP)

State Auditor warns crime in Jackson will have long-term impacts on entire state (Y'all Politics)

CRIM-TECH

Akron preparing to join expanding traffic surveillance network; police say cameras with AI help solve crimes (Akron Beacon Journal)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Lack of data hinders Oklahoma justice reform efforts (The Journal Record)

Hampton Roads leaders plan regional crime dashboard, engage local experts to address violence (Pilot Online)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Health and Well-Being in Prison Design A Theory of Prison Systems and a Framework for Evolution (Routledge)

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