SpotCrime Weekly Reads: racial bias, crisis hotlines, surveillance
Minnesota police race discrimination, Justice Department releases funds to hiring officers, crisis hotlines, gag rules frustrate police accountability, shortcomings of police on campus, violence against police, juvenile gun possession, police surveillance, tech suppliers hostile to transparency, Illinois politics and prison board, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Minnesota Department of Human Rights on Wednesday released a report showing the Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade. (Pioneer Press) Justice Department Releases over $320 Million in Solicitations for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers, Improving School Safety, and Combating Distribution of Illicit Drugs (DOJ) A new crisis hotline, 988, is coming this summer. Is Washington ready? (Yakima Herald Republic) see also: Most 911 Calls Have Nothing To Do With Crime. Why Are We Still Sending Police? (vera.org) You Have the Duty to Remain Silent: How Workplace Gag Rules Fru