Crime Story Daily

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: The New York Times reports from New York City, where, after a violent 2020, gun violence experts are seeing reasons for hope. Last summer, as New Yorkers emerged from months of isolation during the pandemic’s peak, the city began to experience the worst gun violence it had seen in decades – a trend mirrored in major cities across the US. But preliminary data from this June and July, experts say, offers reason for optimism: though shootings remain significantly up from pre-pandemic...

A Black Veteran’s Wife Feared for His Safety. Officers Fatally Shot Him. Tracey Tully and Precious Fondren, New York Times Police killing of Black Army veteran highlights racial inequities, civil rights leaders say Janelle Griffith, NBC News My son was killed by a park ranger. Qualified immunity means I may never see justice. Kimberly Beck, USA Today The Conservative Case against Qualified Immunity Clark Neily, Cato Institute Cory Booker Outfoxed Republicans on ‘Defund the Police.’ Now What? Emily Bazelon, New York Times This City Went From ‘Defund’ to Planning a Massive New Police Fantasyland Andrew Boryga, Daily Beast NYPD’s largest police union vows to sue...

Appeals court affirms Dylann Roof’s death sentence in Charleston church slayings Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post Meet Dylann Roof’s Defender (2015) Andrew Cohen, The Marshall Project Overturn Dylann Roof’s death sentence – for me, not for him Sharon Risher, Religion News Service President Joe Biden is failing at abolishing the death penalty Stephen Cooper, Nashville Tennessean California’s top court overturns death penalty for mentally ill man Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times California must provide prompt treatment for mentally incompetent defendants, court rules Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco’s top prosecutor was 3 when his dad went to prison. Cuomo just granted his father clemency....

Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they’re more likely to turn violent Will Carless, USA Today Even Amid a Crackdown, the Proud Boys Are Still Agitating Sergio Olmos, Mike Baker, and Alan Feuer, New York Times Hands-off police strategy during violent Portland clashes confounds critics, wins praise from mayor Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian 13 States Can Charge Unarmed Civilians With Murder When Other People Are Killed By Police Emily Wilder, BuzzFeed News Attorney general forces Bakersfield to reform troubled police department Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Is New York’s Wave of Gun Violence Receding? Experts See Reason for Hope. Troy...

Corporate America’s $50 billion promise Tracy Jan, Jena McGregor, and Meghan Hoyer, Washington Post One year after the shooting of Jacob Blake, some in Kenosha ‘don’t want to move on’ Bill Glauber and Ricardo Torres, USA Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Police shootings are not letting up. Congress must act. Editorial Board, Washington Post Coronavirus pandemic blamed as key factor in LA’s spiking homicide rate Eric Licas, LA Daily News Top California law enforcement agencies report vaccination rates far lower than public Sam Levin, The Guardian Violence at anti-vaccine protest brings new criticism of LAPD tactics, claims of bias Kevin Rector and James Queally, Los Angeles...

New York’s Crime Wave Is Showing Signs of Breaking Justin Fox, Bloomberg 68% Of Californians Say Crime A Very Important Issue, CBS News Poll Finds John Ramos, KPIX In Louisville, Kentucky, homicides go unsolved as number of killings climbs Deon J. Hampton, NBC News Portland Safety Officials Believe an Algorithm Can Pinpoint the City’s Most Dangerous Places and Make Them Safer Aaron Mesh, Willamette Week How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, and Michael Tarm, AP News Feds targeted BLM protesters in attempt to disrupt movement, report says NBC News How to Prevent Crime Without Relying...