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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: hot spot policing, crime data, police transparency

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Minneapolis calls in outside agencies to assist with crime, hot spot policing, female police chief asks for equal pay, Facebook data and the fourth amendment, schools can make streets safer, body cams. police data transparency, crime data transparency, juvenile crime bill, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Watch "The Friendliest Town" a documentary that centers on a racially divided town, where the first Black police chief was abruptly fired, which ignited a charged conversation.  (Tubi TV) CaƱon City's first female interim police chief alleges in lawsuit she was paid up to $19,000 a year less than male predecessors  (The Denver Post) City of Maricopa says to call or text 911, even if you have no service  (AZ Family) Minneapolis Calls In State Patrol, BCA To Assist With Crime  (CBS Minnesota) Facebook Data Release to Cops Evades Fourth Amendment Limits  (Bloomberg Law) see also:  Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors  (Bloomberg...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: neighborhood surveillance, DNA databases, community engaged greening

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DNA databases help solve crimes or invasion of privacy, the rise of the surveilled neighborhood with license plate readers, home security cameras, and smart streetlights, fighting violence with community engaged greening, Facebook and police facial recognition, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall Says Summer Crime Initiative Made ‘Significant Impact’  (CBS DFW) DC expands gun testing to link and close shooting crimes  (WTOP) Police say complaints have dropped thanks to body cameras  (mrt) ‘Critical’ shortage: More than 100 Seattle Police officers left the department last year  (Q13Fox) CRIME RATE Uber allegedly discourages staff from disclosing crime reports to police  (Engineering and Technology) Busy Streets Theory: The Effects of Community-engaged Greening on Violence  (Society for Community Research and Action) see also:  Fighting gun violence in Chicago with trees, rakes and cleanup crews Deportations don't re...