SpotCrime Weekly Reads: mental health, gun violence, debtors prison
Encrypted radios, mental health calls for service, mental health of criminal justice professionals, youth gun deaths and gun violence on the rise, policing software blamed for errors, tighter drug laws could cause unsustainable workload, police database to fight gun crimes, debtors prison, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Hearing sirens? Finding out why could get harder as Central Indiana police encrypt radios (Indy Star)
The Intersection of Health and Justice: An Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid Training for Justice-involved Professionals (SAGE Journals)
Addictions, mental health, housing issues drive up police calls for service (CKOM)
CRIME RATE
Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in two years (Pew Research Center) see also: Data shows alarming rise in youth gun violence in Harris County (CW39 Houston)
Louisville mayor vows to fight gun violence (ABC News)
CRIM-TECH
Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws could saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload (KSAT)
Bucks, Montgomery county police get database to fight gun crimes. Here's how it works (PhillyBurbs.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Now you can browse Ann Arbor crime statistics on new transparency dashboard (Click on Detroit)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
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