SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, crime rate, prison
Hot spot policing, police accountability board, no knock warrants, gun violence, fighting drug related crime and overdoses, human trafficking, surveillance drones, body cams, mandatory sentences, FOIA watchlists, juvenile court fees, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mayor Harrell announces ‘hot spot’ patrol crime initiative, push to rewrite local gun laws (MyNorthWest.com) Salt Lake City officers are responding faster to critical 911 calls, police data shows (Salt Lake Tribune) Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Police Killing (The New York Times) Opinion: Police Accountability Board Mandate Could Be an Opportunity (Maryland Matters) Mother's desperate search for answers in son's death earns rare victory against police (NBC News) CRIME RATE What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. (Pew Research Center) see also: ‘It’s gotten out of control because now there’s no accountability.’ Ealum breaks down gun crime data (Owensboro Times) and also: Drops in St. Louis