Author Archives: SpotCrime

Secrecy in the criminal justice system, destroying misconduct files, response teams for sexual assault, FBI data useless, crime task force, data use in criminal investigations, drone mounted Apple watch for gunshot detection, Marsy’s Law keeps police names secret in deadly shootings, body cam video transparency, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying RecordsContinue reading “Week of January 16, 2023”

Strongly policed cities and hot spot policing, states that don’t report crime to the FBI, statewide minimums for police pursuits, school lockdowns assessment, residents participate in crime commission forum, public genealogy data to identify criminals, facial recognition leads to wrongful arrest, reliable police data and research needed now more than ever, recidivism rates, and more…Continue reading “Week of January 9, 2023”

Police mental health and wellness, deaths during service calls and law enforcement encounters, gun violence falling in 2022, 911 junk science, facial recognition leads to false arrest, police misconduct transparency, criminal justice reform trends in 2022, and more… POLICE CONDUCT One-on-one with Acting Chief of Richmond Police: Talking staffing shortages, morale issues, violence interrupters, combattingContinue reading “Week of January 2, 2023”

Fatal police shootings, addressing retail theft, cyber crimes, Chicago students walk out over gun violence, face recognition in US criminal investigations, “Find My” app wrongly targets a grandmother, gunshot detection in Portland, license plate readers, bodycam transparency, backlog of court cases, prison oversight, and more… POLICE CONDUCT As fatal police shootings increase, more go unreported (TheContinue reading “Week of December 19, 2022”

Officers facing more stress, social workers a game changer in police departments, relationship between crime and tree canopy, FBI flawed hate crimes count, policing pregnancy, Massachusetts gun law enforcement, criminal justice reforms, Portland police new procedures regarding release of information, bail system reforms in New Jersey, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Officers facing more stress dueContinue reading “Week of December 12, 2022”

Emergency call times, police staffing shortage, red flag laws, illegal guns, San Fran robots that can kill, biometric surveillance, corporate crime data, body cams, NY prison racial disparity, college in prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT CMPD shares more insight about long emergency call times (WCNC) Are Police Helicopter Fleets Worth the Money? (Mother Jones) Janet Lauritsen issuesContinue reading “Week of November 28, 2022”

2022 deadliest year for mass shootings, police obtain location data without warrant, agencies fail to report FBI data, crime and American opinion, justice tech procurement, campus crimes, bail in Ohio, criminal codes changed in DC, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Denver city leaders launch “downtown action team” to address crime, drugs, homelessness (Denver Post) Florida Law EnforcementContinue reading “Week of November 21, 2022”

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 TrainingContinue reading “Week of October 2, 2022”

Police suicides, police insurance, under policing America, stand your ground laws, abandoned cars cause crime, extremist incidents, AI to fight illegal dumping, Minneapolis police drones, lack of crime data in America, reporting hazing incidents on college campus, mental health in prison, prison labor, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Police Suicides: Silence is No Longer an Answer (TheContinue reading “Week of September 19, 2022”

New NJ dashboard detailing info on internal affairs investigations, cellphone location data, Columbus use of force, private police forces, illegal gun sales, crime rate, welfare and crime, mass surveillance on a budget, police oversight commission, prison labor, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Acting AG Platkin Launches New Dashboard Detailing Information on Police Internal Affairs Investigations Statewide (NJOAG.gov)Continue reading “Week of September 5, 2022”