SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime stats, FBI stats, AI
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POLICE CONDUCT
Austin Police contract is signed with 90% approval from the police union and city council (CBS Austin)
Why Sheriffs’ Elections Matter From immigration enforcement to abortion access, sheriffs wield a surprising amount of power in their jurisdictions. (The Marshall Project)
Pittsburgh’s police chief puts down his badge for a referee’s whistle (Associated Press)
Can Police Departments Be Trusted to Release Their Own Misconduct Records? Apparently Not. (New York Focus)
City of Santa Cruz defends efforts to prevent and track sexual assault and domestic violence (Lookout Santa Cruz)
CRIME RATE
The FBI releases crime stats months after the fact. This new crime tracker is trying to be more timely – and the FBI is too (CNN) see also: Be Careful With Preliminary Crime Data Monthly crime data from the FBI is coming, here's why you'll need to be careful. (Jeff-alytics)
Stephenson County Republicans say public safety an issue, though sheriff says there's "minimal crime" (Northern Public Radio)
Partisanship Determines What Americans Believe About Crime (reason) see also: Smaller Majorities Say Crime In U.S. Is Serious, Increasing (Gallup)
Governor Newsom launches new CHP surge operation in San Bernardino to address violent crime (CA.gov)
CRIM-TECH
AI Facial Recognition Surveillance in the UK (TechPolicy.press)
AI helped the feds catch $1 billion of fraud in one year. And it’s just getting started (CNN Business)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Open Government Advocates Wary of Wisconsin’s New Police Video Redaction Law (Maciver Institute)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Myths and Realities: Prosecutors and Criminal Justice Reform (Brenna Center for Justice) see also: Data Shows ‘Progressive’ Prosecution Policies Don’t Lead To Higher Crime Rates (TechDirt)
Criminal probe opened after inspector report on Dallas County juvenile detention center (Dallas Morning News)
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