SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Civilian review boards, gun violence, police records
Recent pardons critiqued by FOP, secrecy around police shootings, understaffing woes, deportations, civilian police oversight, lethal force, murder decline, gun violence trends, high-risk firearms dealers, human trafficking dashboard, license plate readers, using AI for missing children, access to public police records, body cam footage, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Philly FOP seeks to restore secrecy around police shootings and disciplinary records in upcoming contract (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Group calls for more civilian Detroit police oversight, resources and social programs (Michigan Advance)
Unveiling the silent battle: suicide rates among law enforcement personnel (Taylor and Francis Online)
When Lethal Force Becomes the Default: The Death of Jeannette Alatorre (Yellow Scene)
CRIME RATE
Is The Great Murder Decline Slowing Down? (Jeff-alytics)
Identifying high-risk firearms dealers: A machine learning study of rapidly diverted firearm sales in California (Wiley Online Library)
Implementation of the Department of Justice’s Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime (Justice.gov)
Ohio Department of Public Safety Announces New Human Trafficking Data Dashboard (Hometown Stations)
CRIM-TECH
License plate reader use faces new scrutiny in Virginia (Virginia Mercury)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Illinois law requires transparency when police kill. Metro-east cases stay in the dark (Belleville news-Democrat)
N.J. Supreme Court expands access to police body camera footage (New Jersey Monitor)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
State level criminal justice reform: Bipartisan policies with support and momentum (Justice Action Network)
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