SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Internal affairs, mass surveillance, prison labor
New NJ dashboard detailing info on internal affairs investigations, cellphone location data, Columbus use of force, private police forces, illegal gun sales, crime rate, welfare and crime, mass surveillance on a budget, police oversight commission, prison labor, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Acting AG Platkin Launches New Dashboard Detailing Information on Police Internal Affairs Investigations Statewide (NJOAG.gov) How police work with Google to obtain cellphone location data for criminal investigations (USA Today) Data on Columbus Division of Police use of force, deadly shootings shows racial disparity (WBNS) St. Louis’ Private Police Forces Make Security a Luxury of the Rich (ProPublica) CRIME RATE Biden’s ATF Chief Looks to Cut Illegal Gun Sales, Hate Crimes (Bloomberg Law) Data reveals growing number of teenagers skipping school, mayor says (Action News 5) Shooting Spree Leaves 4 Dead in Memphis and Paralyzes City (NY Times) Has crime fallen after two Michigan counties stopped