SpotCrime Weekly Reads: drones and spy planes, crime rate, jail costs
Surveillance drones and spy planes, winter crime rate, more police agencies begin sharing crime data with the public, jail costs went up when crime went down, looking at crime concentration in specific neighborhoods, giving ex-offenders a second chance, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Memphis Police increasing patrols for ‘Operation Winter Freeze’ (NewsChannel3 Memphis) see also: Houston leaders increasing patrols in 'hot spot' violent crime areas; 40+ homicides already in 2021 (KHOU11) Mediation of complaints against police: a review of programs in Los Angeles and New York City (Taylor and Francis online) Policing Policy Trends: Balancing Accountability With Safety (NCSL.org) Four State Police troopers arrested, identified after 'use of force encounters' at Troop F in Monroe (The Advocate) CRIME RATE New research examines the cost of crime in the U.S., estimated to be $2.6 trillion in a single year (Vanderbilt University) 2020 a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Homicide Surge (U