SpotCrime Weekly Reads: excessive force, police homicides, domestic violence
Looking at data to prevent excessive force, software bug keeping people in prison, public health calls and policing, protests have led to decrease in police homicides, pandemic related spike in domestic violence across the nation, lowering violence without police, gun violence data transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Cities spend millions on police misconduct every year. Here’s why it’s so difficult to hold departments accountable. (FiveThirtyEight) New research suggests that Black Lives Matter protests have led to up to a 20% decrease in police homicides (University of Massachusetts Amherst) see also: Policing, brutality, and the demands of justice (Taylor and Francis Online) Can Good Data Improve Policing and Prevent Excessive Force? (GovTech) and also: Advocating for Justice: Case studies in combating discriminatory policing (Academia.edu) Report: Spokane police more likely to use force against Black, Native American residents (KREM) Three law enforcement, justice bill