SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Violent crime, crime policy, prison
State takes control of St. Louis police department, tough on crime policies, officer recruitment, cuts to KC Sheriff, protecting survivors of domestic abuse, cracking down on violent crime, campus crime, cybercrime partnership, complaints against police, citizen review board transparency, bottlenecks in criminal court system, AZ prison closures, and more... POLICE CONDUCT St. Louis Community Outraged as State Takes Control of Police Department (Vanguard News Group) JSO allows officers to carry personal Staccato handguns instead of department-issued Glocks Safety analyst sees no issue with JSO approving use of different gun, says it can ‘boost confidence, effectiveness’ (News4Jax) DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers (Military Times) D.C. Public Safety Executive Order Revives Failed “Tough-on-Crime” Policies, Ignores Proven Solutions (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission aims to recruit officers, deter c...