SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Transparency portals, big data and human trafficking, asset forfeiture
Civilian teams help police fight crime, looking at violence like a disease, sex offender recidivism, Catholic church charges as crime ring, big data used to fight human trafficking, asset forfeiture does not reduce crime, national public safety partnership, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Former Rochester police chief: Viral SPD arrest a 'teachable moment' for everyone (CNY Central) 'Social Workers of Last Resort': Police Adopt New Training Techniques (Governing.com) Justice Department Announces Addition of 10 Cities and Counties as Part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime (DOJ) Denver Police Testing Idea Of Civilian Teams Responding To Some 911 Calls (CBS Denver) see also: Mayor, Top Cop Announce New Initiative To Team Up With Businesses To Fight Crime (CBS Chicago) Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study (reason.com) The Plain View Project is a database of public Facebook posts and comme