SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, gun violence, AI

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LAPD steps backwards in data transparency, overspending budgets, police video ordinance, impact of being a wife of a police officer, Boston requires name tags, tempered crime fighting methods, how to strengthen domestic violence response, gun violence drop, murder victims skewing older, encrypted radios, AI in criminal justice, and more...

POLICE CONDUCT

LAPD withholds data. Lawyer says denial violates public records law (LAist)

What does it mean when a neighborhood’s emergency calls to 911 and service requests to 311 go up? (Bloomberg Harvard)

Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data (WTTW)

North Charleston Police Chief hosts town hall to connect with community (WCSC)

Detroit passes new police video ordinance as critics slam ‘edited’ shooting footage (Detroit Free Press)

Rivian’s onboard cameras save owner from a false accusation by police (Electrek)

The impact of education in critical thinking on leadership in police and emergency services (Taylor and Francis)

“It Can Eat You Alive”: The Impact of Being the Wife of a Police Officer (Springer Link)

Boston police now required to wear nametags under new contract extension (Boston.com)

CRIME RATE

Americans Prefer Tempered Crime-Fighting Methods (Gallup)

New data shows Burlington crime down as city expands safety resources (NBC5)

St. Louis year-to-date homicide rate falls to lowest level since 2013 (KSDK)

October Spotlight on Criminal Justice: How to Strengthen Domestic Violence Response and Case Closure (RStreet)

Murder Victims Are Skewing Older (Jeff-alytics)

A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever (The Trace)

The Psychology of Gun Violence How science can help build a safer America. (Psychology Today)

CRIM-TECH

Principles for the Use of AI in Criminal Justice (Council on Criminal Justice)

A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics (Science News)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Berkeley police will encrypt all radio traffic, a blow to transparency advocates (Berkeleyside)

How CPD staffing shortages are leaving holes in crime dashboard data (KOMU)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

Jeff-alytics Podcast Episode 4: How Jail Data Can Inform Criminal Justice Policies with Anna Harvey (Jeff-alytics)

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