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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Category: Police Contacts With The Public
Deaths During Arrests Or Correctional Custody
Highlights Decedents injured or attempted to injure federal law enforcement officers in 59% of arrest-related deaths and discharged a firearm in 41% in FY 2020.…
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Sending The Wrong Messages to Criminals: “They Know They’re Untouchable.”
Highlights “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Washington Post article on Baltimore violence. Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened…
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African American Confidence In Law Enforcement
Highlights Approximately 70 to 89 percent of Black respondents provided positive ratings of law enforcement ranging from a willingness to contact police in the…
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Does Crime Increase After Federal Police Consent Agreements?
Highlights Do federal court-ordered police consent decrees increase crime? For some cities, the answer is yes. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…
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Has Police Reform Resulted In Thousands Of Crime And Accident Victims?
Highlights Fear of crime is at record highs. Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years. There…
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Adults Reporting Mental Illness And Substance Abuse Were Far More Likely To Be Arrested
Highlights Data from Pew is combined with previous research indicating the complexity of mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders in the justice system and…
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Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal Research
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…
View More Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal ResearchPolice Training in America-An Overview Of Components
Highlights A total of 664 state and local law enforcement academies provided basic training to entry-level officer recruits in the United States. Nearly half (46%)…
View More Police Training in America-An Overview Of ComponentsPolice Agencies Cutting Services Depend on Civilian Personnel
Highlights Sending unarmed civilian personnel to respond to police calls for service will be risky. Because of understaffing, it’s probably inevitable. The premise is that…
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Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is Increasing
Highlights Ever wonder why violence is increasing? Are there reasons why arrests are plummeting, correctional populations are at record lows and thousands of cops are…
View More Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is IncreasingThe U.S. Correctional Population Declined 22%-A Decrease of 61,000 Offenders
Highlights We are at record lows for people under correctional supervision while urban violence increases. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five…
View More The U.S. Correctional Population Declined 22%-A Decrease of 61,000 OffendersPolice Officer Responses To “Cops Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?”
Quotes “The way police are depicted in the media is disgusting.” “As a patrol supervisor, I can say from experience that we are hurting ourselves…
View More Police Officer Responses To “Cops Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?”Cops Are Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?
Quotes “I predict you will see a 70-80% flight or more of remaining cops who will find another job” (veteran prosecutor). “The point of journalism…
View More Cops Are Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?Will National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?
Editor’s Note This is a repost of an earlier article because of a grammatical error in the title. Observations The intense criticism of American law…
View More Will National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?Solutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”
Editor’s Note: This article supports the nationally syndicated Armstrong Williams television show (I’ve been a guest many times) regarding crime in Baltimore City. I was…
View More Solutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”Why Do We Mistrust American Opinions Of Law Enforcement?
Highlights Polling data will differ based on race, age, and political affiliation but regardless of who you are, the majority of all groups view law…
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American Arrests Are Plummeting. Why?
Highlights Are vastly declining arrests the result of intense criticism of law enforcement? Are decreased arrests the reason for increasing urban violence? Author Leonard Adam…
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Is Anyone Sober? Under The Influence During Criminal Arrests And Accidents
Highlights Data indicates that most people involved in serious accidents or those criminally arrested were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or have substances…
View More Is Anyone Sober? Under The Influence During Criminal Arrests And Accidents323 Police Officers Shot In 2022–60,000 Assaulted Per The FBI
Highlights “Last year we saw more officers shot in the line of duty than any other since the National Fraternal Order of Police began recording…
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