SpotCrime Weekly Reads: crime in schools, marijuana legalization, big data policing
Schools to monitor students social media, PredPol's (un)effectiveness, looking at the juvenile crime rate, violence in Mexico, big data policing, video surveillance, does legalizing marijuana have an effect on crime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT “It’s PredPol, and it’s going to reduce crime”: Agencies take algorithmic effectiveness on faith, with few checks in place Out of over 50 agencies surveyed, none indicated they had examined effectiveness of “data-driven” approach (MuckRock) see also: Cities Should Look At Los Angeles’ History of Big Data Policing and Avoid Its Mistakes (Catalyst) The effects of body-worn cameras on police-citizen encounters and police activity: evaluation of a pilot implementation in Philadelphia, PA (Journal of Experimental Criminology) Mayor Jim Strickland says consent decree limits MPD's ability to fight crime; activists cry foul (Commercial Appeal) In a rare move, cop faces a criminal leak investigation (Sun Sentinel) California cops