SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in police reports, police transparency, civilian oversight

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Police use of force, civilian oversight board, militarizing public safety, no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings, domestic violence and gun violence linked, bullying and violent crime in MI schools, MN pulls breathalyzers, transparency for AI police reports, police data transparency and accountability systems, golf in prison for second chances, realities of prison life, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

The impact of officer and supervisor training in police use of force incidents (Science Direct)

It Took an Outsider to Change Columbus' Police Force (Governing)

Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board (MassLive)

Militarizing Public Safety Responses Is a Strategic and Legal Misstep (R Street)

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talks transparency, community with police oversight board (KERA)

CRIME RATE

New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings (PsyPost)

The Influence of Firearm Dealer Openings and Closings on Local Shootings in the U.S. (American Journal of Preventative Medicine)

Report: Domestic Violence and Gun Violence Intricately Linked (KRCU)

School safety data: Bullying, violent crime in SE Michigan schools (Click on Detroit)

Does the news reflect what we die from? (Our World in Data)

CRIM-TECH

Minnesota pulls breathalyzers for review after data entry errors reported (MPR News)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Victory! California Requires Transparency for AI Police Reports (EFF.org) see also: Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice (The Conversation)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

‘I never thought I’d be golfing, let alone in prison’: Here, golf offers a second chance (Golf.com)

Inmates share realities of prison life with Great Falls teens (KRTV)

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