SpotCrime Weekly Reads
POLICE CONDUCT 9 key takeaways from the DOJ draft report on the Milwaukee Police Department (Journal Sentinel) Neighborhood Specific Crime Prevention through Community Engagement, Crime Data, and Police Services (IACP) Marion looks to researchers for better policing (TheGazette.com) Trump to restore program sending surplus military weapons, equipment to police (WaPo) Pinellas County Sheriff's Office first in Florida to join FBI program tracking use-of-force incidents (Tampa Bay Times) The Collected Crimes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (LongReads.com) Jury convicts Chicago cop of excessive force for firing 16 shots at car, wounding 2 teens (Chicago Tribune) See Also: AG Madigan sues to enforce Chicago police reform; Emanuel pledges cooperation (Chicago Tribune) CRIME RATE Spiking 'solve rate,' steep drop in New Orleans killings shows major progress, NOPD says (TheAdvocate.com) Cyber crime reaching epidemic proportions as fraud becomes most comm