SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police conduct, gun violence, AI in policing
Police stops of civilians, police oversight commissions, police advisory boards, decrease in gun violence, homicide numbers, temperature and crime, juvenile crime debates, facial recognition, generative AI to draft police reports, how frequently people are booked into jail and why, recidivism, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Joliet City Officials and Police Department Respond to Report by Illinois Attorney General’s Office (WJOL)
Cops are calling in sick to clock overtime on side gigs, audit finds (The San Francisco Standard)
Lawsuit accuses Oak Point police chief of covering up officer’s alleged crime (Denton Record Chronicle)
Mountain View dissolves short-lived police advisory board (Mountain View Voice)
CRIME RATE
Gainesville records striking decrease in gun violence in 2024 (GainesvilleFL.gov)
Testing Routine Activity Theory: Behavioural Pathways Linking Temperature to Crime (The British Journal of Criminology)
As juvenile crime subsides, legislative debate continues over more reforms (The Daily Record)
Make America Safe (Again?)—A Case for Gun Violence Prevention Now and in The Future | Opinion (Newsweek)
CRIM-TECH
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
THE PRISON SYSTEM
New Data Source Offers Answers About How Frequently People Are Booked Into Jail and Why (Witness LA)
First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism (Council on Criminal Justice)
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