SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Police transparency, crime rate, AI
Basic police data kept secret, sports celebrations violence, violent crime drop, language models on police report writing, gunfire detection, AI surveillance to spot crime, police oversight board, releasing police chase policies, homicide transparency, correctional system oversight, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Officer who stood trial for death of Freddie Gray to oversee Internal Affairs for BPD (CBS News) Virginia keeps even basic police data secret (VPM) Names of police who use deadly force could be shielded under proposed law (Tampa Bay Times) CRIME RATE Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade latest violence to mar sports celebrations (APNews) The “Red” vs. “Blue” Crime Debate and the Limits of Empirical Social Science (Manhattan Institute) Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it (NPR) Dallas’ overall violent crime rate drops nearly 30% — but business robberies increase over last year (KERA) CRIM-TECH T...