Law enforcement witness interviews, APD plan to address crime and public safety, school safety, gun crimes, gun policy, judges staying up to date on tech, evidentiary value of body cams, recidivism report, bail reform in Texas, jail suicide rates, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Council demands action after hearing emergency calls are getting downgraded to ‘non’ emergency (Fox8)
APD chief shares ‘pillars’ plan of addressing public safety and criminal activity in the city (KALB)
When law enforcement interview witnesses and write their statements (TandFonline.com)
CRIME RATE
Analysis: School Safety Is About More Than Keeping Guns Out of the Classroom (The74)
How Gun Policy Is Scrambling to Keep Up With Gun Culture Legislators are cracking down on gun advertisements, “ghost guns” and more. Can these efforts spur real change on gun violence? (The Marshall Project)
CA Attorney General Annual Crime Reports Note Crime Below ‘Historical Highs,’ but Gun Crime ‘Devastating’ (Davis Vanguard)
Community leaders seek solutions as gun homicides spike in Philadelphia (PBS) see also: Safety remains an issue on South Street, but some community members are wary of asking police for help (Billy Penn)
An Analysis of National Hockey League Playoff Games and City-Level Crime Counts (Sage Journals)
CRIM-TECH
How Do — and Should — Judges Stay Up to Date on Technology? (GovTech)
Testing the Evidentiary Value of Police Body-Worn Cameras in Misdemeanor Court (Sage Journals)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
State to upgrade police arrest reporting website (The Keene Sentinel)
State analytics center releases new reports, data on violent crime in Idaho (Idaho News)
US government to make all research it funds open access on publication (Ars Technica)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
PA Department Of Corrections Releases Comprehensive Recidivism Report (PA.gov)
Seattle’s jail has an ‘astronomical’ suicide rate. Little is changing. (Seattle Times)
CityLab Daily: How Bail Reform in Texas Reduced Jail Time and Crime (Bloomberg)
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