SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data problems, crime reduction, transparency
Recruitment and retention, responses to active shooters, reducing mental health calls, officer involved shootings, 911 call prioritization, problems with FBI crime data, violent crime reduction, gaining access to Google data, juvenile crime, access to public records deteriorating, investing in data, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Justice Department Releases Report on Recommendations for Law Enforcement Agencies Facing Recruitment and Retention Challenges (DOJ) Baltimore County to use millions of dollars to clear decades-old sexual assault evidence (Baltimore Banner) New ‘first-in-the-nation’ policy limits Seattle police from knowingly lying (MyNorthwest.com) Wait for backup or not? How police officers view their role when responding to an active shooter event (Springer Link) Bloomington looks to reduce police mental health calls with no-cost therapy program (CBS News Minnesota) A closer look into the civilian majority use of force board that evaluates IMPD offi...