SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Social media fueling violence, mental health response teams, smart city models
Paperwork amounts to stress, new emergency response teams for mental health, social media fueling homicides in young Americans, lead exposure linked to higher risk of criminal behavior, smart city model bears fruit, body cam skeptics, police officer names secret, hiding mistreatment behind FOIA, treating addiction in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT “It's frustrating … I didn’t join to sit behind a desk”: Police paperwork as a source of organizational stress (Sage Journals) Philadelphia creates new emergency response team for behavioral health calls (CBS News Philadelphia) see also: Long Beach launches community crisis response team to address certain calls for service (KTLA) and also: Albany Common Council president calls for new crime response. The proposal from Corey Ellis would create "community quality of life" patrols in the city (Times Union) CRIME RATE How Social Media Apps Could Be Fueling Homicides Among Young Americans (ProPublica) ...