SpotCrime Weekly Reads: FBI crime stats, gun control, access to legal data
FBI not releasing crime stats for 2021, place based police strategies, gun control studies, communities split on use of traffic cams, access to bad cop records, access to court and legal data, TikTok influencers reshape life behind bars, felony classification system in Oklahoma, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why the FBI Won't Release Quarterly Crime Stats for 2021 (TIME) see also: The Alarming Gaps in National Crime Data (The Trace) Struggle continues to hire Burlington police, several community officers hired (WCAX) Newport News looks to expand program that sends mental health professionals on 911 calls (DailyPress) see also: ‘People don’t think clearly in crisis:’ California law enforcement turns to mental health clinicians on toughest 911 calls (Yuba.net) Experts: Place-Based Strategies Are Effective, Central to Police Reform (NCJA.org) $14 million jury award for Denver protesters could resonate around U.S. There are at least 29 pending lawsuits nationwide challenging polic