Fatal police shootings, oversight commission causes police resignations, inflammatory political campaigns and policing, FBI crime data reporting, automated license plate readers aid investigations, Dallas new site for crime watchers, data on ending cash bail, how much states spend on prisons, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Fatal Police Shootings in the United States Are Higher and Training Is More Limited Than in Other Nations (Rutgers Today)
Savannah surpasses other police departments in solving murders. Why? (GPB News)
Police Union Says SDPD Officers Are Quitting Because of Oversight Commission That Doesn’t Exist Yet (Voice of San Diego)
Lawyer claims LAPD officer was targeted for being a potential whistleblower (CBS News)
‘The Onion’ filed a real brief with the Supreme Court supporting man jailed for making fun of cops (Engadget)
No info: JPD yet to report crime data on new system, Sheriff in process (The Northside Sun)
Inflammatory Political Campaigns and Racial Bias in Policing (Oxford Academic)
For Years, Philly Police Dumped Crime Data at Disney World (NBC Philadelphia)
CRIME RATE
FBI records slight increase in 2021 homicides – but data is incomplete (The Guardian) see also: FBI crime data is out. Here’s what you need to know. (The Appeal) and also: Understanding the FBI’s 2021 Crime Data (Brennan Center for Justice)
Illinois Crime Reduction Task Force meets for the first time (The Center Square)
How many firearms are caught by TSA? (USA Facts)
Ex-eBay execs get prison time for bizarre harassment scheme (AP News)
‘These situations can turn violent’: 35% of homicides related to domestic violence, HCSO says (ABC13)
Homicides down in Chicago, mirroring national trend (Axios)
CRIM-TECH
Champaign Police say automated license plate readers aid officers’ investigations (Illinois News Room)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
County announces data disclosure plan for local criminal justice system (The Ithaca Voice)
City of Dallas launches new interactive website for crime-watchers (Culture Map Dallas)
Colorado DAs launch public dashboard to build trust, address disparities (Axios)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
The data on ending cash bail (Axios)
How much do states spend on prisons? (USA Facts)
A Proclamation on National Youth Justice Action Month, 2022 (WhiteHouse.gov)
Brittany Suszan 