SpotCrime Weekly Reads: police data, crime trends, body cam footage
Data driven policing, cracking down on crime hotspots, protecting against the Ferguson Effect, how social media shapes perception about crime, the science behind lower crime trends, gun violence, children and violence, state law enforcement data practices, body cam footage, algorithms and bias in criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New Indiana State Police squad using data to crack down on crime hotspots (Fox 59) see also: Police to rely on data-driven stats to prevent crime (CBS Miami) LAPD may no longer send armed officers to these police calls (KTLA) Protecting against the Ferguson Effect: do legitimacy and pro-policing news matter? (Taylor and Francis Online) How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country (KAKE) CRIME RATE How Social Media Shapes Our Perceptions About Crime (Stanford.edu) Why are Dallas crime trends down? The chief explains the science behind it - and hints at 4-day work week ...