SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police training, school violence, prison conditions
Trauma and empathy training, body cams, mental health calls, smash and grab, school violence and arrests, where gun violence is surging, cameras to reduce crimes, Marsy's Law doesn't apply to police officers, police records transparency, prison conditions, First Step Act, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Baltimore’s new approach to police training looks at the effects of trauma, importance of empathy (Courthouse News Service) How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras (PorPublica) Starting in January, non-law enforcement team can respond to mental health crisis calls (ABC30) Stark County Sheriff's Office rolls out new program to improve staff performance and community relations (News 5 Cleveland) CRIME RATE ‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but critics question the need (SW Iowa News) see also: Member of Congress calls for better data on organized retail crime and other theft (Retail Dive) 185 weapons, seven guns reported at Wake County high schools, re