SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Underfunding the police, smart policing grant program, pushing cities out of law enforcement, police misconduct consequences, broken windows theory, hate crimes jumped in 2021, collaboration in the justice system, body cams, AI may flag parents with disabilities, police transparency, mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT We’re Underfunding the Police  (The Atlantic) Justice launches $8M smart policing grant program  (GCN.com) Why Some States Are Pushing Cities Out of Law Enforcement  (Governing) Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit  (The Marshall Project) Chatham County Police Department launches new app to connect with, alert public  (Savannahnow.com) These officers committed misconduct. But what were the consequences?  (inewsource.org) CRIME RATE New FBI data show reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021  (NPR) What Broken Windows Theory Can Teach Us Now  (Slate) Crime isn't really increasing, but coll...

Violent crime, surveillance via self driving cars, police review boards, the search for a new Seattle Chief of Police, diving into crime data, gun violence in DC, the violent incel culture, justice focused algorithms, Oklahoma's lack of jail data, junk science in the criminal justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Inside the FBI: Keeping Law Enforcement Officers Alive  (FBI.gov) North Carolina Drivers Still Face “Debt Traps” Despite Some Local Reforms  (Bolts Mag) Mayor Harrell Names Search Committee and Launches Community Survey to Identify Seattle’s Next Chief of Police  (Seattle.gov) New Santa Fe deputy police chief, who oversees department's operations, enjoys diving into data  (Santa Fe New Mexican) Des Moines City Council debates how far state law restricts police review boards  (Des Moines Register) CRIME RATE Gun violence reduction plan recommends strategies to make D.C. safer  (The Washington Post) 'Why we are frustrated': The strained dialogue...

FBI not releasing crime stats for 2021, place based police strategies, gun control studies, communities split on use of traffic cams, access to bad cop records, access to court and legal data, TikTok influencers reshape life behind bars, felony classification system in Oklahoma, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why the FBI Won't Release Quarterly Crime Stats for 2021  (TIME) see also:  The Alarming Gaps in National Crime Data  (The Trace) Struggle continues to hire Burlington police, several community officers hired  (WCAX) Newport News looks to expand program that sends mental health professionals on 911 calls  (DailyPress) see also:  ‘People don’t think clearly in crisis:’ California law enforcement turns to mental health clinicians on toughest 911 calls  (Yuba.net) Experts: Place-Based Strategies Are Effective, Central to Police Reform  (NCJA.org) $14 million jury award for Denver protesters could resonate around U.S. There are at least 29 pending la...