SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI, crime rate, policing

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Police leadership, police staffing, mental health calls, NCVS, FBI data, gun violence, EMS data used to identify violence, police use AI to write reports, AI detective, AI body cam review, police AI and ethics, license plate readers, police drones, the push for police transparency, cash bail, depression and anxiety and contact with the criminal justice system, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

What do we know about police leadership? A review of the current status of police leadership research and practice, with suggestions for future research directions (Taylor and Francis Online)

NJ AG plans reforms following investigations into the state police (NBC Philadelphia)

Creating 21st-Century Campus Police (Suffolk University)

As Vallejo police force shrinks, 911 response times soar (Open Vallejo)

Presocialisation and police misconduct: Exploring new tools for predicting officer exposure to misconduct investigations (Sage Journals)

Ocean City Police Department provides an update to an ongoing investigation into workplace misconduct at OCPD (Coast TV)

Kentucky judge shot, killed in his chambers; sheriff charged with murder (WKYT)

Lincoln Police Launching New Response Program for Mental Health Calls (KLIN)

CRIME RATE

Remember The Survey In 'National Crime Victimization Survey' (Jeff-alytics) see also: Violent Victimization Unchanged Year Over Year and at Prepandemic Levels (OJP.gov)

Crime in the U.S. fell in 2023, FBI data show (NPR) see also: Murder Fell At The Fastest Pace Ever Recorded In 2023 (Jeff-alytics) and also: FBI’s crime statistics show violent crime decreased in America (WSAV)

Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure why, but here are 3 factors at play (The Conversation)

Virginia could lead the way on strengthening privacy laws regarding intimate images (Virginia Mercury)

Gun Violence Data In Hawaii Is Incomplete – And Unreliable (News From The States)

Pennsylvania OKs $80M for crime data reporting, victim services (The Center Square)

The use of emergency medical services data to identify concentrations of violence and drug activity: A review (Science Direct)

Reporting gunshots: prevalence, correlates, and obstacles to calling the police (Taylor and Francis Online)

CRIM-TECH

Boulder Police Department is using AI to write its crime reports, while some urge caution (Boulder Reporting Lab) see also: AI tool that can do '81 years of detective work in 30 hours' trialled by police (Sky News) and also: Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job (WGLT) and finally: Police use of AI more responsible with an independent data ethics advisory committee (Northumbria University)

New Denver Police cameras are scanning millions of license plates per month (9News)

Portland, Ore., Approves Increase in Police Drones (GovTech) see also: Drones May Start Responding To 911 Calls In A Houston Area Suburb (KTRH)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Chief's Advisory Panel pushes for police transparency (ABC6)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Alabama legislator revives bill to increase oversight of state Board of Pardons and Paroles (Alabama Reflector)

Examining the reciprocal associations between symptoms of depression and anxiety and contact with the criminal justice system (Wiley Online Library)

End of cash bail in Illinois has not resulted in more crime, but has impacted court system (CBS News)

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