SpotCrime Weekly Reads: gun violence, body cams, FBI data shortage
COVID leading cause of death for police officers, Portland officer shortage, Durham police disregard body cam policies, gun violence, George Floyd's murder related to decrease in calls to police, sex offender registries have no impact on recidivism, DOJ reviewing law enforcement grants, more police departments adopting body cams, the FBIs crime data shortage, impact of body cams on court outcomes, calls on EU to ban predictive policing AI, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 'My dad didn't have a fighting chance': Covid is leading cause of death among law enforcement (NBC News) New Akron police chief tells City Council community must help to quell rising gun violence (Beacon Journal) Portland mayor wants to bring back retired police officers to help fill shortage, address gun violence (OPB.org) Audit: Durham police officers routinely disregard policies on bodycam videos (WRAL) Denver's 2022 city budget proposal dominated by public safety (Denver Gazette) What the Re...