SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data, hate crimes, gun policies
FBI crime stats reporting problem, hate crime reporting and legislation, cost of police misconduct, gun policies that really work, technology that keeps tripping up criminals, scraping court records protected by first amendment, police open crime data websites, juvenile diversion programs working, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
The hidden billion- dollar cost of repeated police misconduct (Washington Post)
Disoriented KCK police officer in viral video deserves help — and public needs clarity | Opinion (Kansas City Star)
Tampa city council candidate Chase Harrison had 10 sustained violations as a police officer (Creative Loafing Tampa)
CRIME RATE
What Does Research Say About Gun Policies That Really Work? (Governing.com)
A New Anti-Violence Center Offers Scientific Solutions to Gun Violence (Arnold Ventures)
US states lack effective hate crime legislation despite increasing hate crimes (Open Access Government)
CRIM-TECH
From Google Searches to Cell Phone Data to Ring Cameras, Technology Keeps Tripping Up Criminals (BU Today)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Federal Court Says Scraping Court Records Is Most Likely Protected By The First Amendment (TechDirt)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Insiders warned of ‘stomach-turning’ abuse in KY juvenile facility in months before riot (Lexington Herald Leader)
Crime map of Portland, OR. View crime on your street at SpotCrime.com
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