SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Violent crime, surveillance via self driving cars, police review boards, the search for a new Seattle Chief of Police, diving into crime data, gun violence in DC, the violent incel culture, justice focused algorithms, Oklahoma's lack of jail data, junk science in the criminal justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Inside the FBI: Keeping Law Enforcement Officers Alive  (FBI.gov) North Carolina Drivers Still Face “Debt Traps” Despite Some Local Reforms  (Bolts Mag) Mayor Harrell Names Search Committee and Launches Community Survey to Identify Seattle’s Next Chief of Police  (Seattle.gov) New Santa Fe deputy police chief, who oversees department's operations, enjoys diving into data  (Santa Fe New Mexican) Des Moines City Council debates how far state law restricts police review boards  (Des Moines Register) CRIME RATE Gun violence reduction plan recommends strategies to make D.C. safer  (The Washington Post) 'Why we are frustrated': The strained dialogue...

Coronavirus scams, bail reform connected to increase in crime, AI, video surveillance, facial recognition, more officers needed for more foot patrols, and more... POLICE CONDUCT What Law Enforcement Personnel Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  (CDC) Florida deputy comforts child whose parents crashed their car, took off without her  (WTHR) Man arrested compliments deputies for being 'polite' and 'professional,' Florida sheriff says  (Fox35 Orlando) Myrtle Beach police hope to combat crime hot spots with $1.5M grant  (WBTW) Study finds SFPD patrol staffing ‘severely inadequate’  (SF Examiner) CRIME RATE Criminals Cash In on Coronavirus. Hospitals from Italy to Japan have reported disappearing inventories of newly precious masks and hand sanitizer  (WSJ) Does Bail Reform Increase Crime? An Empirical Assessment of the Public Safety Implications of Bail Reform in Cook County, Illinois  (SSRN) see also:  846 new cri...

Schools to monitor students social media, PredPol's (un)effectiveness, looking at the juvenile crime rate, violence in Mexico, big data policing, video surveillance, does legalizing marijuana have an effect on crime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT “It’s PredPol, and it’s going to reduce crime”: Agencies take algorithmic effectiveness on faith, with few checks in place Out of over 50 agencies surveyed, none indicated they had examined effectiveness of “data-driven” approach  (MuckRock) see also:  Cities Should Look At Los Angeles’ History of Big Data Policing and Avoid Its Mistakes  (Catalyst) The effects of body-worn cameras on police-citizen encounters and police activity: evaluation of a pilot implementation in Philadelphia, PA  (Journal of Experimental Criminology) Mayor Jim Strickland says consent decree limits MPD's ability to fight crime; activists cry foul  (Commercial Appeal) In a rare move, cop faces a criminal leak investigation  (Sun Sentine...

Surveillance planes to combat crimes, facial recognition tech in schools, hot spot policing, mental illness and crime, AI, CA ends private prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT LAPD changing controversial program that uses data to predict where crimes will occur  (LA Times) Community Based Public Safety Solutions Are Working in South Los Angeles  (LA Sentinel) Fort Bend County Sheriff Nehls: Mental illness ‘biggest issue’ in Fort Bend County  (Houston Chronicle) STUDY: Where’s The Crime? Exploring Divergences Between Call Data and Perceptions of Local Crime and the microgeographic dynamics of this ‘hidden hot spot’  (Oxford Academic) Fort Collins Police Chief oped: Mindful approach to policing, community health helps increase safety  (Coloradoan) How Many Police Officers Should A City Have?  (WCCO) IRS Followed Bitcoin Transactions, Resulting In Takedown Of The Largest Child Exploitation Site On The Web  (Forbes) CRIME RATE Air Pollutio...

The age of surveillance, facial recognition, using blockchain with body cam footage and to fight deepfakes, domestic violence, cops get sued for untested rape kits, and more... POLICE CONDUCT $455 per minute: NYC speed cameras issue over $28M in fines following expansion, data shows  (Staten Island Live) US and UK Sign Crime Data Sharing Agreement  (OODA Loop) Cities want technology vendors that listen, not just 'sell stuff'  (StateScoop) Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Press Amazon’s Ring to End Its Local Police Partnerships  (Fortune) see also:  Team-Up Aims to Give 911 Dispatch Access to Camera Feeds  (GovTech) Women All Over the Country Are Suing Police for Failing to Test Their Rape Kits  (Mother Jones) What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?  (The New Yorker) CRIME RATE New FBI Data: Violent Crime Still Falling  (The Marshall Project) How to predict whether a gun owner is more likely to commit violent crimes  (MarketW...