SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, homicides, surveillance tech
Addressing gun violence, pattern-or-practice investigations, community-led responses to public safety, the rising homicide rate post Ferguson, undue influence of surveillance tech companies on policing, improving crime data to make better policy, transparency in police departments, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The People’s Response Act would establish a division within the Department of Health and Human Services to promote and fund community-led responses to public safety. (NBC News) Richmond Police focus on community building to drive down crime (LEX18) see also: Cocoa police chief works to engage with community, be more data-driven (FloridaToday.com) The Facts on Pattern-or-Practice Investigations (CenterForAmericanProgress.org) New study ranks Kansas City Police Department one of the worst in the country (KansasCity.com) American Policing and the Danger Imperative (Wiley Online Library) Cops say low morale and department scrutiny are driving th...