SpotCrime Weekly Reads: neighborhood surveillance, DNA databases, community engaged greening
DNA databases help solve crimes or invasion of privacy, the rise of the surveilled neighborhood with license plate readers, home security cameras, and smart streetlights, fighting violence with community engaged greening, Facebook and police facial recognition, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall Says Summer Crime Initiative Made ‘Significant Impact’ (CBS DFW) DC expands gun testing to link and close shooting crimes (WTOP) Police say complaints have dropped thanks to body cameras (mrt) ‘Critical’ shortage: More than 100 Seattle Police officers left the department last year (Q13Fox) CRIME RATE Uber allegedly discourages staff from disclosing crime reports to police (Engineering and Technology) Busy Streets Theory: The Effects of Community-engaged Greening on Violence (Society for Community Research and Action) see also: Fighting gun violence in Chicago with trees, rakes and cleanup crews Deportations don't reduce crime rates, study finds