SpotCrime Weekly Reads: FBI crime data, body cam, crime rate
FBI crime data reporting lacking, estimation procedures for missing FBI data, understanding policing in America, civilian policing, Clery Act compliance, Biden's Safer America Plan, storage for body cams, FOIA enforcer, the Visiting Room Project in prison, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Johns Hopkins wants to change policing. Many fear it won’t work. (The Washington Post)
New policy, tracking system aids Clery Act compliance (The University Record)
See If Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies. (The Marshall Project) and also: Accurate U.S. Crime Data Demands More State Participation (NextGov)
Estimation Procedures for Crimes in the United States Based on NIBRS Data (FBI)
Understanding Policing in America: How Neighborhood and Individual Characteristics Influence Experiences with Police and Perspectives of Policing (The Data Foundation)
The acquisition of legitimacy for civilian policing: A case study of pedophile hunting groups (Springer Link)
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Safer America Plan (WhiteHouse.gov)
CRIME RATE
Mid-year report: Cleveland’s year-to-date homicide rate down nearly 7 percent from 2021 (19 News) see also: Violent crime on the decline in Indianapolis, IMPD data shows (WTHR) and also: Atlanta has already seen 100 homicides in 2022 (11Alive)
TPD Director Wilson Corrects Record on Crime (Insider NJ)
New maps trace the geography of crime in Minnesota (Minnesota Reformer)
FBI rescues more than 200 trafficking victims, including 84 children, in "Operation Cross Country" (CBS News)
CRIM-TECH
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Cleveland City Council may require release of some police body cam footage within 7 days (IdeaStream Public Media)
Does the government need a FOIA enforcer? (Federal News Network)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
The Visiting Room Project is a digital experience that invites the public to sit face-to-face with people serving life without the possibility of parole to hear them tell their stories, in their own word (Visiting Room Project)
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