Author Archives: SpotCrime

Crime statistics influence police strategy, firearms leading cause of life lost, Stand Your Ground laws linked to increase in homicides, gun violence declared public health crisis, AI help with 911 staffing shortages, Maine law enforcement FOIA audit, criminal justice fee’s trap people in poverty, Utah’s clean slate law, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix police releaseContinue reading “Week of February 21, 2022”

Baltimore spy plane settlement, San Francisco rape kit DNA used to arrest rape victims, NIJ mass shooting database, Philadelphia’s lost gun reporting law, gun shot detection technology, police access to facial recognition, innovation and access to justice, and more… POLICE CONDUCT More police departments are hiring women, here’s why (THV11) San Francisco Cops Used DNA FromContinue reading “Week of February 14, 2022”

Hot spot policing, police accountability board, no knock warrants, gun violence, fighting drug related crime and overdoses, human trafficking, surveillance drones, body cams, mandatory sentences, FOIA watchlists, juvenile court fees, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Mayor Harrell announces ‘hot spot’ patrol crime initiative, push to rewrite local gun laws (MyNorthWest.com) Salt Lake City officers are responding fasterContinue reading “Week of February 7, 2022”

Should schools have SROs, mental health unit for crisis calls, gentrification and murders by youths, gun violence during the pandemic, connection between debt and crime risk, new HHS task force to prevent human trafficking, drones and robocops, Anton’s Law transparency survey, steep fees for body cam footage, school to prison pipeline, and more… POLICE CONDUCTContinue reading “Week of January 31, 2022”

Developing programs for mental health calls, ending qualified immunity, cost of policing, trends to shift public safety in 2022, San Jose to require insurance and fee for gun owners, homeless camps crime, Tampa PD turns open data feed back on, Justice Department establishes initiative to strengthen crime data,  expert witness reform, and more… POLICE CONDUCTContinue reading “Week of January 24, 2022”

Racial and ethnic disparities in law enforcement, police accountability task force issues recommendations in Hartford, duty-to-intervene laws, police begin sending warnings and tickets via text, Marsy’s Law wrecking havoc on police transparency in Florida, Anton’s Law transparency in MD slow or non-existent, tough on crime debate, and more… POLICE CONDUCT New report finds racial, ethnicContinue reading “Week of January 17, 2022”

Gun violence, stolen guns from cars, FBI launches police suicide database, US violent crime rate, racial divide in policing, gun violence, analyzing body cam footage, lack of data hinders policy efforts, freedom of the database, federal solitary confinement, and more… POLICE CONDUCT BPD looks to improve service, accountability with tracking program (Bakersfield.com) NYC Mayor Eric AdamsContinue reading “Week of January 10, 2022”

Police suicides, use of force tracking, body cams, 2021 homicide numbers, police use of AI, facial recognition tech used to identify insurrectionists, did bail reform work or fail, crime prediction tech, COIVD outbreaks in jail, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Florida sheriff hopes suicides of 2 deputies is ‘catalyst for change’ (NBC News) New use-of-force tracking systemContinue reading “Week of January 3, 2022”

Early intervention systems to reduce police violence, KKK embedded in Florida law enforcement, crisis response team achieve 70% reduction in people taken into custody, gun violence, pediatric gun violence costs, more guns than ever stolen from cars in Nashville, predictive policing, spy tech in Boston, DNA tests, Dallas roll back open data, restorative justice, andContinue reading “Week of December 27, 2021”

Virtual mugshots, facial recognition, crime data, guns and suicide, Log4J flaw, retail thefts, violent crime by children, body cams, predictive policing, police misconduct database, prison population decreased in 2020, criminal justice data, marginal cost of incarceration, and more… POLICE CONDUCT NYPD Utilizes ‘Virtual Mugshots’ Despite City Hall’s Words (GovTech)The Challenge of Attracting More African Americans toContinue reading “Week of December 13, 2021”