SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police oversight, transparency, AI
Honolulu police chief steps down, private security, new policing model in Wichita, police reform, civilian police review board, innovations in policing, police accountability boards, firearm data tracing, violent crime, ARPA violence reduction, AI, real time data fighting crime, high tech policing, cameras, police drone transparency, use of force database in Washington, 'Cop City' records released, felony data transparency, prison closure, bail reform, and more...
POLICE CONDUCT
Honolulu police chief steps down amid controversy over vacancy rate, recent shootings, transparency issues (Hawaii News Now)
Malibu hires private security to protect homes in fire zone from burglars after PCH reopens (LA Times)
Police Reform: How To Fix A Watchdog That Will Barely Bark, Let Alone Bite (Honolulu Civil Beat) see also: As Virginia police reforms take hold, decertifications jump (MuckRock)
Has the Columbus Civilian Police Review Board changed things? What we found (The Columbus Dispatch) see also: Police accountability boards working to 'reimagine public safety' (Spectrum Local News)
Why innovations in policing don’t work or don’t translate: An implementation science survey of US police leaders (T and F Online)
CRIME RATE
Firearm data tracing mandate bill supported by Illinois Attorney General approved by legislators, heading to Governor’s desk for signing (Lake & McHenry County Scanner)
Sharp spike in threats to judges prompts calls for more security (The Washington Post)
What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime (The New Yorker)
CRIM-TECH
Sophisticated Schemes Call For Sophisticated Services: How Real-Time Data is Taking a Bite Out of Crime (Mobile Ecosystem Forum)
The Rise of High-Tech Policing (Police Chief Magazine)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Why haven’t the Abilene Daily Crime Reports been updated? (Big Country Homepage)
Washington launches database for police use-of-force transparency (NBC Tri Cities)
Atlanta Police Foundation ordered to release ‘Cop City’ records to journalists (Atlanta Civic Circle)
Tom Clark: Cook County state’s attorney has backtracked on felony data transparency (Chicago Tribune)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
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