Police departments in Texas are now required to charge a set fee to release any body camera footage to the public, a change that civil rights advocates fear could severely restrict access to police video. Thanks to a new policy from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office that took effect Nov. 24, every law enforcement agencyContinue reading “Statescoop.com: Civil rights advocates: Texas’ new police body camera footage fee is “a shot” at poor communities”
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Statescoop.com: Judge strikes down Calif. City’s $3,000 bill for release of police body camera videos
A California judge just ruled that a city police department was out of line when it charged public records requesters thousands of dollars to get access to body camera footage, raising big questions about how agencies release police videos and other electronic records going forward. An Alameda County Superior Court judge recently decided that Hayward,Continue reading “Statescoop.com: Judge strikes down Calif. City’s $3,000 bill for release of police body camera videos”
The Virginian Pilot: Chesapeake police to track more data on interactions with the public
Chesapeake police to track more data on interactions with the public…
International Business Review: Fighting crime with computers: Is predictive policing the future of law enforcement?
When it comes to predictive policing – using cutting-edge data algorithms and software to help fight crime – it’s easy to stumble into the realm of science-fiction. Minds will drift to Minority Report, the Tom Cruise action flick that centres on the notion of using ‘pre-crime’ systems to catch criminals before they act, and whileContinue reading “International Business Review: Fighting crime with computers: Is predictive policing the future of law enforcement?”
New York Times: In Wisconsin, a backlash against using data to foretell defendants’ futures
In Wisconsin, a backlash against using data to foretell defendants’ futures…
On Point , National Public Radio: Predicting murder in Chicago
Chicago’s murder rate – with gun deaths at the fore – is soaring again. Off the charts. Up another 50 percent from last year this time, and last year was already bad. Chicago police are desperate for an answer. What they’ve been trying is called “predictive policing.” Just 1,400 Chicagoans out of nearly three millionContinue reading “On Point , National Public Radio: Predicting murder in Chicago”
The Atlantic: Using a green light to bring crime to a stop
Detroit had a problem. Late at night, gas stations were the only businesses with open doors in many neighborhoods—and they were magnets for crime. In the first six months of 2015, about a quarter of violent crimes reported between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. happened within 500 feet of a gas station, according to theContinue reading “The Atlantic: Using a green light to bring crime to a stop”
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: Violence interrupted: Rochester, NY police keep one step ahead of street disputes
An argument between two Milwaukee neighbors over broken glass and garbage carts ends when a third man gets involved and fatally shoots one of the neighbors. Milwaukee looks to Rochester, N.Y., on violence prevention Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission has recommended that Milwaukee police examine how their peers in Rochester, N.Y., organize police work around theContinue reading “Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: Violence interrupted: Rochester, NY police keep one step ahead of street disputes”
Wilmington News Journal: Wilmington’s data-led policing helps cut crime
Making their weekly rounds on Kirkwood Street recently, two Wilmington police officers popped into Woody’s Deli, where thick Plexiglas and a padlocked door separate owners Manny and Shelly Patel from customers picking up lottery tickets, cigarettes and jugs of milk. The police explained they were there to check in and asked about the neighborhood –Continue reading “Wilmington News Journal: Wilmington’s data-led policing helps cut crime”
Florida Times Union: Deadly January again casts spotlight on homicide in Jacksonville
As the Jacksonville homicide toll climbed in January, ending with the deaths of an angelic-faced 22-month-old boy and the separate killing of a 62-year-old cabbie looking for a soft landing to his life, there seemed no way to stem the blood from flowing. The sheriff and mayor said determined efforts are underway to confront everythingContinue reading “Florida Times Union: Deadly January again casts spotlight on homicide in Jacksonville”
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