SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Surveillance, crime rate, prison
Naming officers in police misconduct investigations, easing restrictions on marijuana, citizen oversight board, traffic stops, decline in use of force, support for police, drop in crime, National Crime Victimization Survey, expanding surveillance, proactive policing and surveillance, automated license plate readers, crypto money laundering, AI, residents demand more transparency, charging for prison cells, juvenile detention centers, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance (AP News)
New citizen oversight board legislation enacted to support police, 'worrisome' to critics (Herald-Tribune)
Despite Increase in Arrests, HUPD Sees Decline in Use of Force in 2023 (The Harvard Crimson)
On the Robustness of Black Americans’ Support for the Police: Evidence From a National Experiment (Science Direct)
Skepticism turns to enthusiasm: Concord Police welcome new social worker (Concord Monitor)
CRIME RATE
Americans say crime is a growing problem, but is it?(WPDE) see also: FBI data shows America is seeing a 'considerable' drop in crime. Trump says the opposite. (USA Today)
On Crime, Immigration, and Crime Data (Jeff-alytics)
CRIM-TECH
How a tech company is expanding surveillance in public streets (The News Observer)
Proactive policing to tap into private surveillance (The Examiner)
Ex-athletic director accused of framing principal with AI arrested at airport with gun (The Baltimore banner)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
THE PRISON SYSTEM
The Justice Outcomes Explorer (JOE) is designed to revolutionize research and statistical reporting on the U.S. criminal justice system. (Justice Outcomes Explorer)
Despite Outcry Over Seclusion at Juvenile Detention Centers, Tennessee Lawmakers Fail to Pass Oversight Bill (ProPublica)
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