Artificial Intelligence And Law Enforcement

Will Technology And Artificial Intelligence Revolutionize Law Enforcement?

Highlights There is a possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of technology could do an immense amount of good and be a positive…

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Canadian Crime Is Increasing-America Crime Is Decreasing-How Can That Be?

Growing Violence in Canada Compared To Decreasing Violence In The US

Highlights Per big city crime dashboards, why is violence in the US decreasing (or essentially flat per one analysis) but increasing for most categories in…

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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

Is Fear The Most Important Crime Statistic?

Highlights Public safety is the highest priority for people moving. Fear of crime is at record levels. Crime was a top concern during the midterm…

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The United States And Canada Are The Only Sections Of The World To Feel Less Safe

The Impossible World Of Police Use Of Deadly Force

Highlights So what is the opinion of police officers as to de-escalation? What percentage of encounters involve an opportunity to employ time and distance (de-escalation)…

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Getting Answers To Your Crime And Justice Questions

US Violence Is Both Increasing And Decreasing? Who’s Right?

Highlights We have a paradox, significantly rising violence and serious violence in 2022 per the National Crime Victimization Survey and mostly decreasing violent crime in…

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We Ignore The USDOJ's Largest National Increase In Violent Crime-Why?

Big Increases In Categories Of Violent Victimization in The United States

Background   The newly released report from the Bureau Of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice is Criminal Victimization, 2022. It’s based on…

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If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Can Anyone Explain This?

Cities Ranked For Fear Of Crime-Do Crime Rates Impact Fear?

Highlights Gallup offers a poll on perceptions of crime-related safety for 16 American cities.  Do one-year reductions or increases in city crime rates or totals…

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We Ignore The USDOJ's Largest National Increase In Violent Crime-Why?

Violent Criminal Victimization By Race Or Hispanic Origin

Highlights An overview of rates and numbers of violent criminal victimizations by race and heritage, all common questions from politicians, students, and the media. Author…

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Increasing Violent Crime

Concern Over Violent and Property Crime Data For 2023

Highlights As crime continues to spike in Oakland, demands for action from city and community leaders are growing louder. Statistics show that not only is crime…

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Number-Size Of Law Enforcement Agencies And How They Submit Crime Data

Confidence In The Police Compared To Other Institutions

Highlights While it’s true that relentless media coverage of police use of force issues resulted in a hit to the reputation of the profession, within…

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State Per Person Spending On Law Enforcement

Did Homicides and Violence Decrease In 2023?

Highlights There is data stating that homicides and violence are down for select cities for the first half of 2023. Ten cities experienced an increase…

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If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Can Anyone Explain This?

Are Mayors Getting Tough On Crime And Criminals?

Highlights “Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime.” “We are in a state of emergency right now.” “I think that people…

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American Opinions Of Law Enforcement

Will People Stop Calling The Police? Response Times Increase Dramatically

Highlights The dynamics of response times have real implications for law enforcement policy. Community-based policing is promoted in just about every research study to improve…

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Should parents be held responsible for their child's crimes?

Are Billions Of Dollars In Community-Based Violence Programs Worth The Expenditure?

Highlights There’s nothing wrong with trying new community-based crime control strategies. The problem is what seems intuitive to so many doesn’t mean that programs will…

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Law Enforcement Officers Face A 54 Percent Higher Risk Of Dying By Suicide

Law Enforcement Agencies Continue To Lose Police Officers

Highlights With rising violence in urban areas and thousands of police officers leaving their jobs because of immense negative publicity stereotyping “all” police officers for…

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Is It Possible To Safely Release Prison Inmates Early After Committing Murders?

Did The The DOJ Just Solve The Problem Of Massive Offender Recidivism?

Highlights The USDOJ states that they have programs that massively reduce offender recidivism (arrests and incarceration after prison).  I assume that the DOJ will now…

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Mass Shootings

We Tried To Ban Cops As Warriors-Then Came Mass Shootings

Highlights The law enforcement profession was immensely criticized for being warriors and not guardians. Then came mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…

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