Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…
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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 WorkDo Black and Hispanic Americans Support Law Enforcement?
Highlights Do Black and Hispanic Americans support law enforcement? Yes, but polling data provides a range of emotions and opinions. Many police officers regardless of…
View More Do Black and Hispanic Americans Support Law Enforcement?Low Income Or Fragile Communities Want More Cops
Highlights 68% of Chicago’s “fragile community” (i.e., low income) residents want a greater police presence. 54 percent of low-income communities nationally want more police officers.…
View More Low Income Or Fragile Communities Want More CopsAre Police Groups Playing Politics With Crime?
Highlights The majority of Americans trust those running law enforcement agencies. So police organizations are emulating their critics as to stretching truth? Exactly what did…
View More Are Police Groups Playing Politics With Crime?Sending 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 CrimeShould Cops Take More Risks?
Highlights Critics want cops to take greater risks. The data states that they are already doing that. Critics want American cops to be more like…
View More Should Cops Take More Risks?Lowest Number Of Juvenile Arrests In 40 Years-DOJ Lauds The Reductions
Highlights Juvenile arrests dropped to their lowest level in 40 years. Juvenile arrests overall fell by 58% between 2010 and 2019. The data shows that…
View More Lowest Number Of Juvenile Arrests In 40 Years-DOJ Lauds The ReductionsWhat The Public Knows About Cops Or Police Shootings Is Usually Wrong
Highlights Is misinformation about law enforcement affecting the vast increases in violent crime? Are we losing cops? There is endless negative publicity (some of it…
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Violent Victims Are Often Violent Offenders
Highlights The overlap between victims and offenders is substantial. For violent crimes such as homicide, most victims have been offenders. In Chattanooga, for example, more…
View More Violent Victims Are Often Violent OffendersDOJ May Publish The Most Dangerous And Fearful Cities Plus Opinions Of Police Agencies
Highlights-New Reports On The Future On Local Crime, Fear And Police Perceptions What’s being explored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US…
View More DOJ May Publish The Most Dangerous And Fearful Cities Plus Opinions Of Police AgenciesBiden’s National Police Oversight Commission On Hold
Highlights The White House is putting the creation of a national police oversight commission on hold. Is there a need for another national crime and…
View More Biden’s National Police Oversight Commission On HoldPer Gallup Black Americans Want Cops In Their Communities
Highlights Per Gallup, 81 percent of African Americans want the police presence in their communities to stay the same or increased. Out of 40-60 million…
View More Per Gallup Black Americans Want Cops In Their CommunitiesIt’s Open Season On Law Enforcement-Is It Time To Leave?
Highlights Per Derek Chauvin and related incidents, are all cops brutal or racist? Per President Obama, society demands too much from police officers. Until communities…
View More It’s Open Season On Law Enforcement-Is It Time To Leave?Exclusive-Vehicle Thefts Increase After Dropping 50 Percent
Highlights Per the FBI, vehicle thefts are up 10.5 percent in 2020. It’s higher in some cities. Carjackings and theft of Catalytic Converters are skyrocketing.…
View More Exclusive-Vehicle Thefts Increase After Dropping 50 PercentReduced 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 Homicides33% 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 2021230 Nonfatal Gun Injuries Daily-Most Violence Does Not Involve Firearms
Highlights 230 people a day experience a nonfatal gun injury. The vast majority of violent crimes do not involve firearms. The overwhelming majority of violent…
View More 230 Nonfatal Gun Injuries Daily-Most Violence Does Not Involve FirearmsHomicides-Violent Crime-Aggravated Assaults Increased in 2020 Per FBI
Highlights Per FBI preliminary statistics for 2020, there was a 25 percent increase in homicides. Per FBI preliminary statistics for 2020, overall violent crime increased…
View More Homicides-Violent Crime-Aggravated Assaults Increased in 2020 Per FBIAggressive Police Media Relations And Hot Spot Policing
Highlights One Florida Sheriff-One House-One Very Public Message On Hot Spot Policing. Law enforcement public outreach efforts create community support and enhance citizen satisfaction. Author …
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