Should schools have SROs, mental health unit for crisis calls, gentrification and murders by youths, gun violence during the pandemic, connection between debt and crime risk, new HHS task force to prevent human trafficking, drones and robocops, Anton’s Law transparency survey, steep fees for body cam footage, school to prison pipeline, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Third Denver police officer has been suspended for using excessive force during the 2020 protests (Denverite)
Should every school have a police officer? (Virginia Mercury)
Hochul focuses on stopping illegal guns coming from other states (WGRZ) see also: Spending, Crime Top Lawmakers’ Agendas for 2022 Session (USNews)
Ferriday Police Dept. deactivated until further notice, sheriff’s office says (KNOE)
Leon County Sheriff’s Office establishes mental health unit for crisis calls (WCTV)
CRIME RATE
‘There’s something wrong when Jackson’s murder rate is higher than Atlanta,’ official says (Clarion Ledger)
The Influence of Gentrification and Murders by Youths (Sage Journals)
How to tell if someone is using your identity (FTC)
Temple launches new campus safety enhancements (Temple Now)
Former Fresno State president under fire for mishandling sexual harassment allegations (The Fresno Bee)
Save Our Streets: A New Beginning (Fox29)
Report Links Unemployment with Rise in Gun Crime During Pandemic (TheCrimeReport.org)
Does debt increase risk? A mixed methods approach to studying the potential underlying risk factors in the relationship between debt and crime (Taylor and Francis Online)
Historically Black Colleges Disrupted by Bomb Threats (NYTimes)
The metaverse could be ripe for crime, child abuse, and misinformation without regulation (Fortune)
Secretary Becerra Announces New HHS Task Force to Prevent Human Trafficking (HHS)
CRIM-TECH
Oceanside, Calif., Police Combine Drones With Zoom (GovTech) see also: Will Orlando, Fla., Theme Parks Deploy Autonomous Robocops? (GovTech)
Massachusetts to launch the use of body cameras in prisons (WPRI)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Are police personnel records more open since Anton’s Law passed in Maryland? Take the survey (MDDC Press Association)
Sheriff’s Office Turns Off Facebook Comments Amid Increase in Crime Reports, Tips (Newsweek)
IMPD will now charge a fee for body cam footage requests (FOX59)
Judge rules Worcester acted in bad faith, adds punitive damages in T&G police records lawsuit (Telegram and Gazette)
Open Data Stakeholders: Researchers (Academia.edu)
Judge refuses to release body cam footage of RPD raid to the public (WRAL)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Policing the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Qualitative Study (Taylor and Francis Online)
California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row (AP News)
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