SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data problems, crime reduction, transparency
Recruitment and retention, responses to active shooters, reducing mental health calls, officer involved shootings, 911 call prioritization, problems with FBI crime data, violent crime reduction, gaining access to Google data, juvenile crime, access to public records deteriorating, investing in data, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Baltimore County to use millions of dollars to clear decades-old sexual assault evidence (Baltimore Banner)
Wait for backup or not? How police officers view their role when responding to an active shooter event (Springer Link)
Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program (CBS News Minnesota)
Oakland police shut down program for reporting auto burglaries one day after launch (NBC Bay Area)
CRIME RATE
Politicians love to cite crime data. It’s often wrong. (Stateline.org)
Shooting deaths drop in Columbus (Axios)
Houston crime: New data released shows violent crime trending down (Fox 26 Houston) see also: 13 Investigates how Houston police lowered crime in 'crazy' neighborhood (ABC13)
Memphis officials looking for solutions to tackle juvenile crime after local youth program closes (FOx 13 Memphis)
CRIM-TECH
How Can Investigators Gain Access to Your Google Data? (TheCrimeReport.org)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Access to public records is 'deteriorating terribly' (Route Fifty)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Every Prosecutor’s Office Should Be Investing in Data (TheCrimeReport.org)
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