Minneapolis calls in outside agencies to assist with crime, hot spot policing, female police chief asks for equal pay, Facebook data and the fourth amendment, schools can make streets safer, body cams. police data transparency, crime data transparency, juvenile crime bill, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Cañon City’s first female interim police chief alleges in lawsuit she was paid up to $19,000 a year less than male predecessors (The Denver Post)
City of Maricopa says to call or text 911, even if you have no service (AZ Family)
Minneapolis Calls In State Patrol, BCA To Assist With Crime (CBS Minnesota)
Facebook Data Release to Cops Evades Fourth Amendment Limits (Bloomberg Law) see also: Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors (Bloomberg)
CRIME RATE
Hot-spot strategy is cooling violence, police say (East Valley Tribune)
EPPD program aimed at lowering crime in bar areas shows success, gets mixed reviews (CBS4 Local)
DC mayoral candidate says more boarding and vocational schools will keep streets safer (WUSA)
Roads rank second when it comes to where most murders happen in Houston (ABC13)
CRIM-TECH
The Pittsfield police chief says he supports body cameras, but has legal concerns (The Berkshire Eagle)
Fort Worth, Texas, Police Get 600 More License Plate Readers (GovTech)
NJ spending $10M to try to stop rise in stolen cars. Here’s how it will be spent (NorthJersey.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Vera Police Data Transparency Index (Vera.org)
CPD using Police Data Initiative website to track crime (CountOn2 News)
District Attorney’s Office launches platform to centralize crime data (KRQE)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Churning Through the System: Implications of Fathers’ Reentry and Recidivism after Prison for Children’s Well-Being (Sage Journals)
CT Senate gives final approval to juvenile crime bill (CT Mirror)
Brittany Suszan 