SpotCrime Weekly Reads: criminal justice system, crime stats, police transparency
Secrecy in the criminal justice system, destroying misconduct files, response teams for sexual assault, FBI data useless, crime task force, data use in criminal investigations, drone mounted Apple watch for gunshot detection, Marsy's Law keeps police names secret in deadly shootings, body cam video transparency, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years (TheCrimeReport.org)
Report: Arrest rates in San Diego County hit seven-year low in 2021 (The San Diego Union Tribune)
The FBI’s 2021 Hate Crime Data Is Worse Than Meaningless (Lawfare Blog)
CRIME RATE
Hampton Roads had more than 200 homicides last year. Police solved less than half the killings. (Daily Press)
SF Residents Give City Officials Earful About Increase in Crime, Decrease in Quality of Life (NBC Bay Area)
CRIM-TECH
‘Big Tech’ Regulation Must Address Data Use in Criminal Investigations (Innocence Project)
Drone-mounted Apple Watch Ultra used for gunshot detection (Apple Insider)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
THE PRISON SYSTEM
New Research Indicates Modest Reductions in Long Sentences in Illinois Would Result in Few Additional Arrests (Council on Criminal Justice)
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