“It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”

Highlights Violence is pounding many distressed communities and groups. Higher rates of violence and crime are affecting lower-income communities, African Americans, the elderly, Asians, Hispanics,…

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Violent Offenders Are Arrested Far More Often Than Other Released Inmates

Highlights Violent offenders recidivated at a higher rate than non-violent offenders. Over an eight-year follow-up period, nearly two-thirds (63.8%) of violent offenders released in 2010…

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The Questionable Evidence Of Parole And Probation Supervision

Highlights There is little indicating that “evidence-based” programs work or that revocations are mostly for technical violations, or that the great bulk of our resources…

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Are Historic Declines In Offender Accountability-Correctional Numbers Connected To Rising Violence?

Highlights The incarcerated population fell to its lowest level since 2003. The adult probation rate is at its lowest point in 35 years. Multiple sources…

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The Department Of Justice’s Redefinition Of Criminality

Highlights Progressives within the US Department of Justice and beyond believe that violent offenders can safely be released from prison or deferred (i.e., put on…

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Blacks And Hispanics Say Crime Is A Major Problem-Will Releasing More Violent Offenders Help?

Highlights African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans plus others are very concerned about high rates of violence. There is a national movement to release half…

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Does The USDOJ Want To Defund Prisons And Release Violent Offenders?

Highlights The US Department of Justice issued a press release stating that it wants to reduce incarceration. You can’t do that without releasing or deferring…

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The Recidivism Of Violent Offenders

Over 40 Percent Of Prison Inmates Had Five To Ten Prior Incarcerations

Highlights Seventy-eight percent of inmates had previous incarcerations. Forty-two percent had 5-10 or more incarcerations. The vast majority of prison inmates have multiple previous arrests…

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Older Offenders

Is There A Connection Between Employment And Housing And Crime?

Highlights A reader wants to know the percent of offenders employed and in housing before committing their crimes or after prison. Is there a connection…

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Federal Recidivism-Dangerous Offenders Arrested More-Longer Sentences Means Less Crime

Highlights The recidivism rate of federal prison inmates hasn’t changed despite efforts to use graduated sanctions or other alternatives to incarceration. Probation, parole, and supervision…

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Recidivism of Offenders After Prison-A Quick Summation

Highlights A quick overview of the number of people rearrested and reincarcerated after release from prison. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…

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Over Two Million Crimes By Released Prisoners After Ten Years

  Highlights-Ten Years After Release From Prison Most police chiefs are blaming increased crime on repeat offenders. Based on this and other data, they are…

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Risk Assessment Still Has Issues Regarding Race Disparities

Correctional Populations Fell Dramatically During Rising Violence

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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DOJ-Massive Rearrests After Prison-Long Sentences Means Less Crime

Highlights Released prisoners who served less time had higher arrest rates. During the five-year follow-up period, an estimated 1.1 million arrests occurred among the approximately…

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Mental Health Issues Drive Crime-Most Offenders Have Symptoms

Highlights An overview of US Department of Justice and supplemental data as to mental and emotional health and crime. Most offenders have troubled backgrounds and…

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Most Prisoners Serve Less Than Two Years-Violent Serve Less Than Three

Highlights An overview of time served in prison from the US Department of Justice. Most offenders are out of prison in less than two years.…

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Advocates Insist That Offender Rehabilitation Programs Work-Are They Right?

Highlights Do programs for criminal offenders work? Per US Department of Justice data, most don’t. There are daily articles stating that programs significantly reduce recidivism.…

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Recommendations-The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement

Highlights A summary of recommended improvements for law enforcement and the justice system from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.…

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