Week of March 20, 2023

Police staffing shortages and woes, misconduct settlements, access to mental health, gun violence data ‘unattainable’, gun violence trends, retail crime, Broken Windows Theory, procurement issues lead to crime lab backlog, data sharing, life after prison, and more…

POLICE CONDUCT

Baltimore County reports one set of sexual assault data to the FBI. They tell the public another story. (The Baltimore Banner)

As New York Pays Out Millions In Police Misconduct Settlements, Lawmakers Ask Why They Keep Happening (ProPublica)

Police didn’t get defunded but many large departments are shrinking (NPR) see also: Report Shows Staffing Issues’ Impact on Boston Police 911 System (NBC10) see also: ‘Better offer, with higher pay,’ News 13 investigates APD’s struggle to recruit and hire (WLOS)

After Police Killing of Walter Scott, a Department Tries to Rebound (NYTimes)

A Descriptive Study of Police Officer Access to Mental Health Services (Springer Link)

Federal-local immigration enforcement policies designed to reduce crime found to raise victimization among Latinos (Phys.org)

Citizen Willingness to Hold a Police Officer Criminally Responsible for the Use of Deadly Force: Examining the Correlates of Finding Guilt (Sage Journals)

CRIME RATE

Comprehensive Illinois gun violence data ‘unattainable,’ state police say (QCTimes)

UVA, Charlottesville, Albemarle collaborate to address gun violence trends (UVA Today) see also: APD and ATF partner with NIBIN bus to combat gun crime (KSFR) and also: Gwinnett police launch new unit aimed at addressing crimes that involve guns (Gwinnett Daily News)

What Broken Windows Theory Can Teach Us Now (Slate)

Retail Crime Data Center Highlighting the Serious Impact of Criminal Organizations on American Business and Society (USChamber.com)

Crime Stoppers officials concerned over potential bill (KXAN)

Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Bill to Make Hazing a Crime (USNews)

CRIM-TECH

City Procurement Issue Led to Baltimore Crime Lab Backlog (GovTech)

Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City finds ‘no meaningful change’ in violence (ABQ Journal)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

For ABC Stations, Collecting Crime Data Charts A Path To Good News (TVNewsCheck)

Data sharing is key to tackling rural crime gangs, says police commissioner (Yahoo! News)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

State Prison Sentences in the U.S. Are Getting Longer—But Not Necessarily Keeping Us Safer (Time)

How Do People Released From Prison Find Housing? Thousands of people released from prison in New York go directly to homeless shelters. (NYTimes)