Author Archives: SpotCrime

Feds fund mental health response teams, addressing the mental health of officers, reforming use of force practices, research showing body cams good investment, Houston chief focused on reforms and crime rate, Chicago sues gun store tied to 850 firearms involved in crimes, NYPD robot dog sent to the pound, Zoom court, and more… POLICE CONDUCTContinue reading “Week of April 26, 2021”

What happens when you add more police to a city, response teams for mental health, qualified immunity, police misconduct across cities, violence interrupters, gun violence, lowering recidivism, advisory councils, real time crime centers, and more… POLICE CONDUCT When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens? (NPR) Columbus, Ohio, Police Have Killed Third Most ChildrenContinue reading “Week of April 19, 2021”

Body cams, records transparency, mental health, police conduct, murders rose in 2020, white supremacy highest level in 25 years, false facial recognition, potential AI and mass surveillance ban in EU, crime data, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Biden White House puts its police oversight commission on ice (Politico) Former Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop’s chokehold onContinue reading “Week of April 12, 2021”

Police surveillance tech evolves, police overtime increases in some cities, getting evicted for calling 911, minimum wage hike had no effect on crime in Seattle, open government is good government, white supremacist propaganda high in some states, Asian-American hate crimes increase, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Racial gaps continue in St. Louis County police traffic stops,Continue reading “Week of March 15, 2021”

Looking at data to prevent excessive force, software bug keeping people in prison, public health calls and policing, protests have led to decrease in police homicides, pandemic related spike in domestic violence across the nation, lowering violence without police, gun violence data transparency, and more…  POLICE CONDUCT Cities spend millions on police misconduct every year. Here’sContinue reading “Week of March 1, 2o21”

Justice in Policing Act, minimum wage, gun violence, mental health calls, inmate mortality rates, how terrorism transformed law enforcement, racial disparities in policing, legalizing marijuana, what caused the 2020 murder spike, and more… POLICE CONDUCT House to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (Milwaukee Community Journal)Why Cops Don’t Talk About Suicide (TheCrimeReport.org) Dayton-area police agenciesContinue reading “Week of February 22, 2021”

Cities implementing different forms of police reform, AI tech ban, news deserts allow for corruption in SC, dropping crime rates in some cities, drones for deescalation, ending cash bail, COVID as a case for open data, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Consultant finds Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office ‘data rich, information poor’ (Santa Maria Times) South BendContinue reading “Week of February 15, 2021”

Surveillance drones and spy planes, winter crime rate, more police agencies begin sharing crime data with the public, jail costs went up when crime went down, looking at crime concentration in specific neighborhoods, giving ex-offenders a second chance, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Memphis Police increasing patrols for ‘Operation Winter Freeze’ (NewsChannel3 Memphis) see also: Houston leaders increasingContinue reading “Week of February 8, 2021”