Week of November 1, 2021

Communities highlight need for crime prevention, USCs troubling delay in reporting crime, police traffic stops, inside gun detection software, Tesla police cars tested in Spokane, using tech to stop human trafficking, a billionaire’s son border war, prison staff shortages among COVID, and more…

POLICE CONDUCT

Dayton to use mediation response for some nonviolent 911 calls (Dayton Daily News)

What do the Rural Folks Think? Perceptions of Police Performance (Oxford Academic)

The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops (NYTimes)

Central Pa. police officers fired for turning in fake COVID-19 vaccination cards: report (PennLive.com)

LMPD youth Explorer sexual abuse lawsuits settle for more than $3 million (WDRB)

USC admits to ‘troubling delay’ in warning about fraternity drugging, sex assault reports (LATimes)

Howard Buffett’s Border War: A Billionaire’s Son Is Spending Millions in Cochise County (Phoenix New Times)

CRIME RATE

Community members highlight need for crime prevention, addressing systemic issues after MPD crime report. MPD reports decrease in crime, shifts focus on crime-prevention strategies, community engagement (The Badger Herald)

Chicago shootings up from October last year; murders down, CPD says (ABC7Chicago) see also: Indianapolis Already Close to Matching 2020 Homicide Record (USNews)

SF Neighborhood Tired of Rising Crime Bands Together to Hire Its Own Security Force (NBC Bay Area)

PA bill seeks accurate data on gun violence through nonpartisan research (PAHouse.com) see also: New Jersey, Pennsylvania collaborate in ghost gun case (WITF.org)

Philly’s mayor and police commissioner are increasing patrols for student safety (BillyPenn.com)

New bill pressures SFPD, DA to release more data on domestic violence cases (ABC7)

CRIM-TECH

Inside the controversial US gunshot-detection firm (BBC)

Can Technology Stop Human Trafficking? (TheCrimeReport.org)

Spokane Police Find New Teslas Cost-Efficient but Unpopular (Governing)

These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops Stockholm’s official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version—ignoring warnings that it might be illegal. (Wired)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

The Undue Influence of Police Technology Companies on Open Crime Data (The SpotCrime Blog)

Prince George’s County Police Resist Release of Misconduct Records, Despite Law Change (MarylandMatters.org)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID (ABC News)
Federal Offenders Who Served in the Armed Forces (USSC.gov)

Pathways to Success on Probation (CUNY Institute for state of local governance)