SpotCrime Weekly Reads: body-cams, crime in rural America on the rise, red flag, and more...
Body-worn camera programs, face recognition tech fail, rural crime growing, jails replace visits with video chat, bail sentencing in NOLA, red flag laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Milwaukee Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program Evaluation Findings and Key Takeaways (The Urban Institute) Wyandotte County D.A.'s BOLDD approach to fighting crime (KSHB) Baltimore Police Commissioner De Sousa resigns amid federal tax charges (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE Vacant homes have increased by 2.1 million since 2005 A new Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report offers solutions to the high crime rates and property devaluation that accompany abandoned homes (Inman) Food bank study suggests positive effects on local economy, crime rates (GoSkagit.com) Violent Crime in Rural Areas Rises Above U.S. Average (TheCrimeReport.org) See also: ‘Nothing But You and the Cows and the Sirens’ — Crime Tests Sheriffs Who Police Small Towns Drugs and associated violence strain rura