SpotCrime Weekly Reads: license plate reader, AI evidence, ticket quotas
Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix looks at grants to help track crime and officers' use of force (ABC15) see also: Virginia Beach police chief offers crime stats, technology and staffing updates (13NewsNow) and also: New Atlanta database details use of force incidents involving police (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Asheville Police Department Chief Zack: Exodus of officers has slowed to a 'trickle' (Citizen Times) Orlando Police Department needs to fix gaps in data collection, force policies, consultants say (Orlando Sentinel) Miami Beach police ordered to stop enforcing law used to charge only black bystanders filming cops after slew of problematic arrests (Law an