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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

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He Had Mental Health Issues-How Did He Get A Gun?

Highlights People want to know how mentally ill offenders obtain firearms or why firearms were not confiscated. 5.7 percent out of 25 million potential firearm…

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Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal Research

admin April 3, 2023 assault weapons and mass shooters backgrounds of mass shooters Firearms and mass shootings mass shooters mass shootings

Highlights An overview of two recent documents on mass shootings and mass shooters from the US Secret Service and the National Institute of Justice. Both…

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Employment And Crime-Do Jobs Prevent Or Deter Incarcerations?

admin March 1, 2023 crime and unemployment employment and crime

HighlightsMost offenders were employed before their latest incarceration. ChatGPT (the new artificial intelligence website) offers the following, “Overall, employment can make a significant difference in…

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Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison Sentences

admin December 5, 2022 alternatives to incarceration does the US over incarcerate incarceration Prison the appropriateness of incarceration the appropriateness of prison

Highlights Does the public support incarceration for violent or repeat criminal victimizations? Let the public in each state decide the appropriateness of prison sentences and…

Are Police Agencies "In Shambles" Affecting Crime Reporting?

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Red Flag Laws And Other Impossible Police-Justice Reforms

admin August 22, 2022 criminal justice reform justice budgets Mental Illness police budgets police reform red flag laws

Highlights Red flag laws are impossible to effectively enforce. We within the justice system knew that when they were introduced. What most want in terms…

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The Best Answers To Mass Shooting Questions-USDOJ Funded Research

admin June 13, 2022 assault weapons and mass shooters Firearms and mass shootings mass shooters mass shootings mental health and mass shootings Policy recommendations and mass shootings

Highlights The latest data on mass shootings from the National Institute of Justice of the US Department of Justice and the Rand Corporation. There are…

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Criminals And Guns-Why Cops Are Concerned

admin January 14, 2019 assault weapons firearms.Gun Control guns law enforcement police

Highlights A very high percentage of violent offenders use or carry firearms per federal sources. What this means for police-involved shootings and public policy. Author…

An overview of crime statistics in the US

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Honesty, School And Mass Shootings

admin February 19, 2018 crime mass shootings school shootings violence Violent Crime

“..our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows.” – “The Great Dark.” Mark…

An explanation of recent and older crime and fear of crime statistics and research for the layperson.

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Texas Shooter: Number of Accurate Criminal Records Is Staggeringly Low

admin November 8, 2017 criminal background checks FBI gun purchases law enforcement NCIC police warrants

Observations “According to the Department of Justice, the number of these records that are actually uploaded is staggeringly low…” ”Even the FBI acknowledges that its…