Better Crime Data, Better Crime Policy – CCJ Report

In April 2023, CCJ launched the Crime Trends Working Group to continue the important work of grounding debates about crime and criminal justice reform in facts. Its mission is to explore and explain current crime trends, while building consensus for significant improvements in the nation’s capacity to produce timely, accurate, and complete crime data. With a diverse membership of expert producers and consumers of criminal justice statistics, the Working Group collects real-time crime data, identifies gaps in data collection and availability, and develops strategies to improve crime reporting nationwide as law enforcement agencies transition to a new federal reporting system
— Read on counciloncj.foleon.com/crime-trends-working-group/final-report/

Audit Report on the New York City Police Department’s Oversight of Its Agreement with ShotSpotter Inc. for the Gunshot Detection and Location System : New York City Comptroller

Audit Impact Summary of Findings The audit found that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) ensures that the billing, invoices, and payments to ShotSpotter are accurate, and that ShotSpotter generally meets its currently specified contractual obligations. The auditors found that sensor coverage areas were initially set up in Brooklyn…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/audit-report-on-the-new-york-city-police-departments-oversight-of-its-agreement-with-shotspotter-inc-for-the-gunshot-detection-and-location-system/

Study shows biases undermine diversity efforts in policing

As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer …
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-06-biases-undermine-diversity-efforts-policing.html

When Police Shootings Don’t Kill: The Data That Gets Left Behind

In recent years, more researchers have dug into the extent of fatal police shootings. But what about the survivors?
— Read on undark.org/2024/06/19/nonfatal-police-shootings-data-left-behind/

A New Measure of Prevalence for the National Crime Victimization Survey | Bureau of Justice Statistics

— Read on bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/new-measure-prevalence-national-crime-victimization-survey

2024 CRIME REDUCTION PLAN – Phoenix Police Department

See the report here:

www.phoenix.gov/policesite/Documents/2024CrimeReductionPlan.pdf

Black Drivers In Chicago More Likely To Be Stopped By Police Than Ticketed By Camera, Study Finds

“Regardless of where you are in the city and the makeup of drivers on the road, Black drivers are always a higher proportion of those that are stopped,” the study’s lead author said.
— Read on blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/10/black-drivers-in-chicago-more-likely-to-be-stopped-by-police-than-ticketed-by-camera-study-finds/