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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Gun violence, crime data transparency, calls for service

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Police mental health, calls for service overload, missing crime data, educators' view on school safety, mass killings, gun purchases over the last 6 months, body cams valuable tool, crime data feed still down in Dallas, Illinois plans to eradicate cash bail, housing and rehab for former prisoners in California, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Jury awards $13 million to LAPD officers accused of drawing Hitler mustache on arrestee  (LA Times) Evaluation of a Mental Health Liaison Program at a Small Police Department  (TandFOnline) A police officer jailed a 3-year-old for potty training trouble. He's under investigation.  (USA Today) Crime fighting plan by Savannah police using data and community contacts to fight crime  (WJCL) With staff stretched thin, Stockton Police to stop responding to some calls for service  (Recordnet.com) A year since launching, SLO's Mobile Crisis Unit has had hundreds of calls for service  (KSBY) CRIME RATE 4 Reasons We Should Worry Abou...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: mass shootings, crime trends, ransomware attacks

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Mental health specialists during emergencies, deadly year for WI police, why are there mass killings, crime trends, hacking crime wave, cities dealing with ransomware attacks, combating the Mississippi crime rate, DNA 'lab in a box', missing body cam video, erasing 'trail penalty', and more... POLICE CONDUCT N.J. advocates ‘encouraged’ by recent analysis of program that pairs cops with mental health specialists during emergency responses  (WHYY) With killing of St. Croix County deputy, 2023 deadliest year for Wisconsin police in decades  (Madison.com) To combat violent crime, Salt Lake City is doing it like Dallas  (Salt Lake Tribune) CRIME RATE Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers  (Associated Press) see also:  Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors? ‘It all goes back to fear.’  (Washington Post) A Behavioral Sequence Analysis of Mass School Shooters Examining Stressors, Antisocial Behaviors, Mental Health Issues, and Plann...