SpotCrime Weekly Reads: use of force, criminal justice data
Use of force, mental health calls, intelligence-led policing, police use of force and race, crime rate, overdose death data, body cam tech, criminal justice data, voting rights, filming police, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kentucky sheriff honors prisoner who pulled people from rubble of collapsed candle factory (CNN) How police say they're changing to not be seen as the ‘easy button,' answer to all calls (Lansing State Journal) see also: 'The mental health system is broken:' Mental health calls strain Lynchburg police (WSET) Salt Lake City officers used more force in 2021 — but less than expected, department report finds (Salt Lake Tribune) Lawsuit alleges Pasco sheriff’s ‘intelligence-led policing’ violates civil rights (WFLA) Arizona HB 2319 would make it illegal to film police within 15 feet (NPPA) Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls (American Economic Association) Ontario replacing three Ottawa police board members after one atte