SpotCrime Weekly Reads: DC crime, crime prevention, transparency

DC under the microscope, overtime pay, NJ police conduct, FBI begins releasing monthly data, violent crime rate in Baltimore and Houston, data driven early intervention, body cams, AI in policing, transparency from ICE, drone footage, extreme heat in prison, the difference between jail and prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In Battle Over D.C. Police, Federal Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Crime Data (NYTimes) see also: Evaluating Crime Reporting in Washington, DC (Jeff-alytics) and also: Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate (PolitiFact) and finally: ‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown (The Washington Post) Austin spends millions on overtime pay for police officers. The city is scaling that back. (KUT) When Punishers Profit, People are More Likely to Break the Rules (UCSD.edu) It’s easier now to track data on NJ police conduct, exc...