SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, red flags, criminal justice reform
Different views on criminal justice reform, how red flag laws and background checks for gun purchases work, NYPD suicide rate and trust in the system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT After Officer's Firing, Wary Members of NYPD Say No One Has Their Backs (Governing) see also: Police officer kills himself, the 9th NYPD death by suicide this year (USA Today) Dunwoody police force improves training on mental illness (AJC) Remember The Surveillance Plane That Flew Over Baltimore? It Could Fly Again (CBS Baltimore) IRS using Data Analytics to Uncover Criminal Arrangements (JDSUPRA) Palm Beach Police Dept. has the highest arrest rate in Florida, but what does that actually mean? Days after Carroll County sheriff calls Walmart security ‘poor,’ company officials to meet with police leaders (Capital Gazette) CRIME RATE How background checks and ‘red flag’ gun laws work (PBS) Louisiana Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Roll Ba...