Highlights Violent crime and serious violent crime began to increase by 28 percent in 2015 per the US Department of Justice. The US had the…
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Category: Coronavirus-COVID-19
The President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t Work
Highlights Until research shows us a better way, dependence on law enforcement and accountability for people who create enormous harm will have to return. Beyond…
View More The President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t WorkSending The Wrong Messages To Criminals Encourages Crime
Highlights Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened considerably. We are telling offenders that the justice system is backing down and that their…
View More Sending The Wrong Messages To Criminals Encourages CrimeLike Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The Job
Highlights Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant. State correctional agencies are having problems with recruitment and retention. The…
View More Like Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The JobReduced Police Budgets Linked To Increased Homicides
Highlights Reduced police budgets are correlated with increased homicides and violent crime. National violence is increasing per the US Department of Justice. In nine of…
View More Reduced Police Budgets Linked To Increased HomicidesDid COVID Jail Releases Increase Violence?
Highlights Based on recidivism studies of those released from prisons and those on probation, it’s reasonable to assume that the release of offenders from jails…
View More Did COVID Jail Releases Increase Violence?33% Increase In Urban Homicides-Rising Violence Continues In 2021
Highlights Violent crime, aggravated assaults and homicides increased in 2020. Rising violence continues for 2021. “Some cities are set to outpace last year’s numbers,” The…
View More 33% Increase In Urban Homicides-Rising Violence Continues In 2021Cops Are Leaving-What Does This Mean For Public Safety?
Highlights Cops are leaving the job in record numbers. If there is any question as to the impact of police officers on society, remove them…
View More Cops Are Leaving-What Does This Mean For Public Safety?Crime And Threats Cause People and Businesses To Move
Highlights Per Gallup, “when Americans felt under threat in their daily lives,” they express a desire to move. 48% now prefer to live in a…
View More Crime And Threats Cause People and Businesses To Move264 Police Officers Killed In 2020-A 96 Percent Increase
Highlights 264 police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020 representing a 96% increase compared to the previous year. Includes “other” causes,…
View More 264 Police Officers Killed In 2020-A 96 Percent IncreaseGun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?
Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…
View More Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?Explaining COVID And Post Lockdown Violence
Highlights The bedrock of today’s violence could be the shock of the pandemic plus relaxed or disappearing enforcement. The increase in homicides, aggravated assaults, carjackings…
View More Explaining COVID And Post Lockdown ViolenceDid Lockdowns Drive Crime And Protests? Will Biden Lock Down The Country Again?
Highlights “The U.S. can expect increased Covid-19 testing, a national mask mandate and the possibility of nationwide lockdowns once President-elect Joe Biden takes office.” “Criminologists…
View More Did Lockdowns Drive Crime And Protests? Will Biden Lock Down The Country Again?Crime Costs More Per Person Than The National Defense
Highlights The cost of crime could increase to $2.1 trillion—or nearly 10 percent of the Gross National Product (GDP). The explosion of violence in a…
View More Crime Costs More Per Person Than The National DefenseHow Americans Feel About Law Enforcement
Highlights Polling data show a mixed bag of results regarding public perceptions of law enforcement, some is harshly negative, some (based on interactions) is quite…
View More How Americans Feel About Law EnforcementThe US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?
Highlights There is a 19-year low in the number of persons under the supervision of adult correctional systems. The correctional population between 2008 and 2018…
View More The US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?Juvenile Arrests 70 Percent Below Peak-Adult Arrests Plummet
Highlights Arrests of adults and juveniles are down considerably. Why? What impact does this have on growing violence in cities? Is intense criticism of cops…
View More Juvenile Arrests 70 Percent Below Peak-Adult Arrests PlummetViolent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Violent Crime And The Presidential Debate-Is Violence Up?Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential Debates
Highlights Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate for the first time. One of the six topics is protests, crime and violence in…
View More Protests, Law Enforcement And Crime Dominate The News And Presidential DebatesPer The FBI-Overall Violent Crime Is Flat-Murder and Aggravated Assaults Increased During 2020
Highlights Per the FBI, violent crime was flat for the first six months of 2020 (decreased 0.4 percent). The number of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter…
View More Per The FBI-Overall Violent Crime Is Flat-Murder and Aggravated Assaults Increased During 2020