Shielding police, lower murder rate with more cops, national crime data reporting needs improvement, ATF gun crime report, school shooting data, violent crime and youth, corporate white collar prosecutions at all time low, streamlining sharing of criminal justice data, impact of COVID on arrests, observing bail review hearings, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
In Shielded, Joanna Schwartz Dissects Policing’s Legal Environment (TheCrimeReport.org)
Study estimates 1 murder averted for every 11 cops hired: Report (NOLA.com)
Former police chief heading to trial in DUI, hit-and-run case (York Dispatch)
CRIME RATE
New Crime Trends Working Group Aims to Improve National Crime Data Reporting (TheCrimeReport.org)
6 major takeaways from the ATF’s first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime (NPR)
Elementary School. High School. Now College. Michigan State Students Are No Strangers to Mass Shootings. (NYTimes) see also: Nashville startup, nonprofit release school shooting data on 5th anniversary of Parkland shooting (WKRN)
Domestic violence is most common felony in RI, data shows (WPRI)
‘Horrific’: Led by York City, county records most homicides ever in 2022 (York Dispatch)
Seattle violent crime hits 15-year high, and 4 more takeaways from new report (Seattle Times)
By the numbers: A look at Dallas’ violent crime statistics from 2019 through 2022 (WFAA)
New report highlights troubling data involving violent crime and Louisville youth (WDRB)
Corporate and White-Collar Prosecutions Hit New All-Time Lows in FY 2022 (Syracuse TRAC)
CRIM-TECH
Platform streamlines sharing, analysis of criminal justice data (GCN)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Timely jail data can be a guiding light for the criminal justice system (The Hill)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Arrests in California (PPIC.org)
Meet The Start-Up Founder Connecting Arrestees To Free Legal Support (Forbes)
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