SpotCrime Weekly Reads - school shootings, crime rates, whistleblowers
Parkland school shooting is number 18 of 2018 (it's only February), Sacramento crime drop attributed to community policing, algorithms can tell when kids are in danger, DNA imaging tech helps solve cold cases, Chicago murder clearance rate and gun violence decreases, rethinking probation, and more... POLICE CONDUCT West Palm Beach Police lieutenant files whistleblower lawsuit against the city (WPTV) ATF ballistics database would get budget bump (FCW) 2 cops, 2 stories: LPD internal affairs finds few facts, but leaders say 1 sworn officer is lying (The Ledger) Murder ‘clearance’ rate in Chicago hit new low in 2017 (Chicago Sun Times) See Also: Los Angeles-style policing driving down Chicago shootings, city’s experts say (Chicago Sun Times) CRIME RATE There have already been 18 school shootings in the US this year: Everytown (ABC News) See also: After Sandy Hook, More Than 400 People Have Been Shot in Over 200 School Shootings (NY Times) Crime drops again in