SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, AI and machine learning, FBI crime data
Media coverage of gun violence, can crime be predicted with AI and machine learning, lack of facial recognition laws, SpotCrime's FOIA testimony, open data to transform and engage communities, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Beyond crime rates and community surveys: a new approach to police accountability and performance measurement (Crime Science Journal) IRS Claims to Have Identified “Dozens” of New Crypto Criminals (Inside Bitcoins) Detailed look into Winston-Salem Police Department’s need for gunfire detection system (MyFox8) Can We Trust the FBI's Crime Estimation Procedures? (Academia.edu) Lessons to learn from a school resource officer (PressHerald) Portland police chief walks out of meeting as school board asks for more time on body camera issue (PressHerald) CRIME RATE Bias, Sensationalism Distort Media Coverage of Gun Violence, Conference Told (TheCrimeReport) Chicago gun violence, drug cartel mayhem fueled by straw purcha...