SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police conduct, algorithms, transparency
Police conduct in Pittsburgh, US confidence in police up, releasing body cam footage, drug smuggling networks, mental health and 911, violent crime spike during COVID, facial recognition arrests, deepfake AI porn bill, gunshot detection, police algorithms, transparency advocates worry about access in TN, bail law changes, and more... POLICE CONDUCT After Jim Rogers' death, Pittsburgh got a close look at police conduct. It may not happen again (WESA) U.S. Confidence in Institutions Mostly Flat, but Police Up (Gallup) Anchorage police now have a 45-day deadline to release certain body camera footage (Alaska Public Media) Crime Labs audit calls for faster processing times of forensic evidence (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Why LA is pulling the plug on a 911 pilot that sent mental health workers on some calls (LAist) CRIME RATE ‘I want her to worry about who’s waiting on the corner’: How one man uses Facebook to frighten his children’s mother and why police do n...