SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, gun violence, bail reform
AI chatbots in report writing, adopting police transparency reforms, fatal police encounters in Wisconsin, police radio encryption, AI deepfakes, link between local news and perceptions of crime, gun violence in the US, MD facial recognition policy, AI added to emergency communications, lack of transparency in police chief hiring, short term impacts of bail reform, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court? (Associated Press)
NBPD has yet to adopt transparency reforms recommended one year ago Department falls short on openness, handling officer misconduct, and a new anti-discrimination policy. (The New Bedford Light)
‘A shoot can be legal. That doesn’t mean it was necessary.’ Fatal police encounters rise in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Watch)
CRIME RATE
Lawmakers call for crackdown on AI deepfakes after Grok backlash (The Hill) see also: ‘No country for women’: Korean rights group decries Telegram deepfake porn explosion (Hankyoreh)
The link between local news coverage and Americans’ perceptions of crime (Pew Research Center)
Gun violence in America: The root causes and the importance of data for prevention strategies (The Atlanta Voice)
CRIM-TECH
Can Gov Tech Help Solve the 911 Nuisance Call Problem? (GovTech) see also: Colorado County Adds AI to Its Emergency Communications The Jefferson County Communications Center in Colorado has adopted a new platform to improve emergency operations. The new system uses artificial intelligence to improve efficiency. (GovTech)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Aurora residents concerned about lack of transparency in police chief hiring (KDVR) see also: AG concerned about ongoing turnover, oversight in Aurora Police Department (KDVR)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
The Short-Term Impacts of Bail Policy on Crime in Los Angeles (California Policy Lab)
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