SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Gun violence, databases, solitary confinement
Gun violence, stolen guns from cars, FBI launches police suicide database, US violent crime rate, racial divide in policing, gun violence, analyzing body cam footage, lack of data hinders policy efforts, freedom of the database, federal solitary confinement, and more... POLICE CONDUCT BPD looks to improve service, accountability with tracking program (Bakersfield.com) NYC Mayor Eric Adams names younger brother deputy NYPD commissioner, raising more concerns about conflicts of interest (The Grio) Burbank Police are Improving Crime Measurement and Reporting (MyBurbank.com) The American racial divide in fear of the police (Wiley Online Library) see also: The pandemic tanked traffic stops in 2020 — but racial disparities remained, data shows (VTDigger) Ann Arbor may use federal stimulus to launch unarmed 911 response program (MLive) see also: APD 311 diversion helps with emergencies, creates backlog for low-level crimes (KXAN) FBI Launches Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection