Highlights We must decide what we want from law enforcement before we lose thousands of additional cops and endanger public safety. At the moment, proactive…
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The Distressing Status Of Arrests, Crimes Solved And Incarcerations
Highlights For the first time in many years, incarcerations and arrests, seem to be increasing with a slight expansion of police officers after losing 25,000…
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The United States Lost Over 25,000 Local Police Personnel
Highlights Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate the considerable loss of police officers in recent years. BLS Charts are below. Tens of…
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Cops, Crime And Why Trump Won-Per Pundits, The Left Is “Out Of Touch”
Listen to a podcast of this article on Spotify or view it on YouTube. Quotes Democratic strategist James Carville, “defund the police” were “the three…
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Law Enforcement Officers Face A 54 Percent Higher Risk Of Dying By Suicide-Podcasts Available
Highlights Hear a podcast of this article on Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, and other audio-video sources. Why are so many professionals leaving law enforcement, corrections, and youth services? …
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Contacts With The Police Plummet-USDOJ Report Card On American Policing-Podcast Available
Highlights Hear a podcast of this article on Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, and other audio-video sources. The overwhelming majority of Americans expressed satisfaction with their…
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Are Police Agencies “In Shambles” Affecting Crime Reporting?
Highlights Are law enforcement staffing levels affecting reported crime? Are there additional reasons for reduced reported crime via the FBI? Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…
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Crime News Is A Top Concern-Implications For The Justice System
Highlights This article is based on new data from Pew on popular local news topics. Crime was the second most important local news topic (weather…
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U.S. Confidence In American Policing Dramatically Improves
Highlights American confidence in law enforcement, which has always been high regardless of demographics, has reached new heights. Police community relations are improving. It’s the…
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During Major Events-Who Do You Trust More-Cops Or The News Media?
Highlights We are about to enter a contentious presidential election. We just experienced massive collegiate demonstrations regarding the Middle East. The economy is uncertain. How…
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77% Say Their Interaction With Police Was A Positive Experience
Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54…
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Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?
Highlights Arrests have plummeted along with crimes solved. Do we ask too much from too few? Do we provide the resources cops need to solve…
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Would More Crime Reporting Overwhelm The Justice System?
Highlights 7 percent of 24 million identity theft victims reported the incident to law enforcement. 42 percent of violent crimes are reported. 32 percent of…
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Safest And Most Dangerous Countries-Where Does The US Rank?
Highlights Gallup Ranks 141 countries as to perceptions of law enforcement and personal safety. Where does the US Rank? Some suggest that the US is…
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Per The USDOJ-A Crisis In The Number Of Police Officers
Highlights USDOJ: Law enforcement agencies across the country face a “historic crisis” in recruiting and retaining qualified candidates. Are we moving towards the greater use…
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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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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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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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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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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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