SpotCrime Weekly Reads: body cam footage, police misconduct, prison
Accessibility to body cam footage, looking at misconduct record laws in all 50 states, policescorecard.org launches, crime jumps after policing reform then lowers, hate crimes on the rise, opioid crisis, tracing guns from violent crimes, technology used to track crime, fair and accurate recidivism forecasts, over half a million people with intellectual disabilities in prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Acting U.S. Attorney recognizes police week, honors law enforcement who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in 2020 (Justice.gov) Knoxville police creates permanent team to build relationships in areas with higher violence rates (WBIR) Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states (Star Tribune) see also: Get the Data on Policing in America. Get the Facts about US Police Departments (PoliceScorecard.org) Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce Citizen Fatalities? Results of a Country-Wide Natural Experiment (Springer Link) Police officer brings $1 million dollar law