SpotCrime Weekly Reads: civilian review boards, crime rates, prison
Florida bans civilian boards from investigating police misconduct, police reform behind closed doors in Virginia, more transparency for asset seizures, internal reviews, facial recognition laws for law enforcement, peace officers in NYC, high speed chases, crisis intervention in Tampa, homicides plummeting, crime rate drops, encrypting police radios, police surveillance, benefits of police data transparency, mental health facility instead of prison, Massachusetts' prison population drops, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct (Sun Sentinel)
Police reform may expand In Virginia, but behind closed doors (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism)
Glendale Police force shows its hand in internal review (Glendale News-Press)
Maryland lawmakers approve ‘strongest’ facial recognition rules for law enforcement yet (StateScoop)
Behind the Badge: In New York City Homeless Shelters, the Same ‘Peace Officers’ Abuse Residents (MuckRock)
Tampa Police and Crisis Center partner to launch Crisis Intervention Dispatch Service program (ABC Action News)
CRIME RATE
Homicides Are Plummeting in American Cities (The Wall Street Journal)
Campus crime is spiking to pre-pandemic levels. See your college’s numbers in our data. (USA Today) see also: Crime on campus has rebounded. Experts say it's no problem, but some parents still worry. (USA Today)
CRIM-TECH
AI was supposed to make police bodycams better. What happened? (MIT Technology Review)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Milpitas police launch transparency website (San Jose Spotlight)
Despite Promises of Transparency, California Justice Department Keeps Probe into L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Under Wraps (Capital and Main)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
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