SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Arrest trends, murder rate, police drones

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DC chief resigns, discipline recommendations left sitting for months, arrest trends, care response teams, domestic violence, gun violence a public health epidemic, murder and death rates falling, radio encryption, police drones, AI powered facial recognition, campus hazing, body cam footage, human trafficking behind prison walls, and more...  

POLICE CONDUCT

DC police chief resigns amid Trump pressure and crime data manipulation probe (Fox)

25 Investigates: Discipline recommendations for Boston police officers left sitting for months (Boston 25 News)

Methodology and Data Sources: Arrest Trends in America, 1980-2024 (Council on Criminal Justice)

How Cities Have Implemented ‘Care Response’ Teams on 911 Calls (Governing)

CRIME RATE

Millions of Americans have reported being victims of domestic violence. Experts say we need to talk about it more. (CBS News)

Why is Gun Violence a Public Health Epidemic? (Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions)

It's Not Just Murder That Is Falling Rapidly. Death rates from several causes in the US are falling fast. (Jeff-alytics)

New Report: Most of Pennsylvania Crime Guns Bought at Small Number of Licensed Firearm Dealers (BradyUnited.org)

CRIM-TECH

Emergency Notification System Hit by Cyber Attack (GovTech)

Law enforcement agencies signal willingness to talk after experts question sudden policy shift. Critics insist full encryption will slow urgent alerts, hinder transparency, and leave the public with fewer trusted sources (KBTX)

Green Bay police's first response to 911 calls could soon be a drone

Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells (TechCrunch)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Campus Hazing Transparency Report: Compliance Requirements for the Stop Campus Hazing Act (Campus Safety Magazine)

New RPD Community Dashboard allows public to see body-worn camera usage data (Spectrum News)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse (The Guardian)

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