Author Archives: SpotCrime

Mental health, search and seizures, police reform and procedural justice, concealed carry linked to increased gun violence, license plate readers used to track vehicle locations, facial recognition, police data tracking needs more transparency, school-to-prison pipeline, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Cook County Sheriff dealing with mental health crisis one Zoom call at a time (Associated Press) seeContinue reading “Week of August 30, 2021”

Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix looksContinue reading “Week of August 23, 2021”

Community policing efforts and foot patrols increase, criminal justice reform debates around crime rate, secret surveillance cameras placed and removed by Lake County (FL) Sheriff, transparency surrounding gunshot detection demanded in ABQ, restorative justice and foster care-to-prison pipeline for youth, misconceptions about police reform, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix police can’t fill at least 1,035Continue reading “Week of August 16, 2021”

Body cam rollout and transparency delay, gunshot detection effectiveness, white collar crime prosecutions decline, officer wrongdoing investigations plummet after body cams, police surveillance, Dallas crime fighting plan results, taking away access to physical mail from prisoners, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Scottsdale police open internal affairs investigation after woman was falsely accused (AZ Central) Investigations into officerContinue reading “Week of August 9, 2021”

Re-directing no threat 911 calls, mental health unit works toward de-escalation, homicide rate surge may be over, fixing vacancies to reduce gun violence, police use virtual reality for de-escalation training, report urges transparency with internal affairs department, navigating life after incarceration, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Pilot program designed to redirect no-threat 911 calls from ColumbusContinue reading “Week of August 2, 2021”

Mental health police response programs seeing results, reimagining policing in Seattle, Chicago controversial gang database still in use, Pasco County controversial intelligence program still in use, evidence from gun-shot detecting AI altered, DOJ launches firearms trafficking strike force, officers from January 6 insurrection testify, hate crime laws lack uniformity across US, reentry programs change inmatesContinue reading “Week of July 26, 2021”

Violence prevention spending, looking at data to keep police accountable, Colorado cop barred from policing ends up as police chief, civil litigation as instrument for police reform, gun violence, less crime around strip clubs than Airbnbs, COVID-19 leads to sweeping changes in jails, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Boston police emphasize de-escalation, disengagement in mental healthContinue reading “Week of July 19, 2021”

Addressing gun violence, pattern-or-practice investigations, community-led responses to public safety, the rising homicide rate post Ferguson, undue influence of surveillance tech companies on policing, improving crime data to make better policy, transparency in police departments, and more… POLICE CONDUCT The People’s Response Act would establish a division within the Department of Health and Human ServicesContinue reading “Week of July 5, 2021”

Crime rate post pandemic, tackling gun violence, using data to stop crime, facial recognition tech rules blurred, body cam footage transparency, crime data transparency, license plate reader data shared transparently by police departments, some states working to make raps sheets disappear, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Police chief to provide update on pairing mental health cliniciansContinue reading “Week of June 14, 2021”