Author Archives: SpotCrime

2022 crime rate, violent crime decrease, property crime increases,  Dodge Chargers top list for stolen vehicles, KS police chief resigns, free weekly credit reports, working with police crime data, better data easing burden on corrections system, and more… POLICE CONDUCT The impact of police uniforms in changing views of police legitimacy and driving intentions amongContinue reading “Week of October 16, 2023”

Wrong crime stats at State and FBI level, Universities noncompliant with Clery Act, inventory of untested rape kits, mental health crisis teams, residents join forces to create safer blocks, predictive policing software, calls for service transparency, Mass. police disciplinary records released, ‘Prison Ramen’, and more… POLICE CONDUCT FBI publishes wrong crime numbers for St. LouisContinue reading “Week of October 2, 2023”

NJ reforms Paterson PD, CO police work history hidden, gun violence drives violent crime, Kia and Hyundai thefts, 2022 school crime data, AI to solve cases, open crime data, prison medical company goes bankrupt, and more… POLICE CONDUCT AI, Tasers and more supervision: NJ’s plan to reform the troubled Paterson police department (Gothamist) Colorado police workContinue reading “Week of September 25, 2023”

Disbanding police forces, cops in schools, gang database scrapped, retail crime, asset forfeiture, big city crime rates, violence against MD youth, online crime data base for transparency, crime on cruise ships, prison guard corruption, and more… POLICE CONDUCT ‘It’s scary’: America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (Winston Salem Journal) Do cops actuallyContinue reading “Week of September 11, 2023”

Police contract negotiations, false ticket scandal, police seizures, cash bail, fentanyl, FBI crime data, active shooter, teen curfews, AI to answer calls, real-time crime centers, police records fees, limiting FOIA, investigation into TX prisoner deaths, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Minneapolis city attorney launches probe into source of KSTP story on MPD chief (KSTP) Yale police unionContinue reading “Week of September 4, 2023”

Massachusetts releases officer disciplinary records, relationship between food insecurity and family violence, retail theft concerns and cracking down, measuring anti crime efforts, cost of body cams, DNA processing, criminal justice data tools, holistic alternatives to criminal justice, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Mass. police oversight board releases 1000s of officer disciplinary records (MassLive) East Bay police officersContinue reading “Week of August 21, 2023”

Kansas police force raids newspaper and publisher’s home, facilitating law enforcement data sharing, turnover in police agencies, violent crime falling, cost-benefit analysis of gun shot detection, license plate readers, women in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher’s home (AP News) Grant-funding opportunitiesContinue reading “Week of August 14, 2023”

Paperwork amounts to stress, new emergency response teams for mental health, social media fueling homicides in young Americans, lead exposure linked to higher risk of criminal behavior, smart city model bears fruit, body cam skeptics, police officer names secret, hiding mistreatment behind FOIA, treating addiction in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT “It’s frustrating … I didn’t joinContinue reading “Week of August 7, 2023”

Solving more murders, culture of wellness in criminal justice jobs, the police personality, traffic stop disparities, drop in gun violence and murders, gun homicides down slightly, generative AI for criminal justice, reducing recidivism and worker shortage, free prison calls, and more… POLICE CONDUCT New evidence that we’re solving more murders (Slow Boring) DOJ Officials Call forContinue reading “Week of July 31, 2023”

Kentucky crime stats undercounted homicides, enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement mental health, Utah County’s domestic violence shelter short on space, homicide rate declines, CA red flag law, Berkeley considering license plate readers, OH Marsy’s law limits public right to know, Dallas restores open data feed after ransomware attack, choosing a correctional officer position, andContinue reading “Week of July 24, 2023”