Media Questions Regarding The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Highlights I responded to a national media source regarding the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Additional media outlets are also inquiring. What does the…

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Law Enforcement Public Opinion Continues To Improve

Highlights Taking all recent polling data together, the overwhelming number of Americans have relatively high opinions of law enforcement regardless of background. Differences as to…

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Criminal Histories And Recidivism Of Armed Career Criminals

Highlights The overwhelming majority of armed career criminals had prior convictions for violent offenses. The article is part of an ongoing series addressing repeat-violent-career criminals.…

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Do Reporters Hate Cops? Law Enforcement And Media Objectivity

Highlights Is media objectivity a relic of the past (per the Columbia Journalism Review)? Many (most?) cops believe that media reporting of law enforcement and…

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Is There A National Police Strike?

Highlights Department of Justice data indicates that there is no national police strike or slowdown. There are, however, problems in communities where trust between cops…

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Fewer Police Officers-Black And Female Cops Increase Dramatically

Highlights A variety of police and crime statistics are offered by The Council on Criminal Justice. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…

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National Juvenile Crime Statistics Show Major Declines

Highlights Juvenile arrests, victimizations, prosecutions as adults, and incarceration (placement) numbers have declined considerably. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years…

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Are Older Or College Educated Cops Better At Policing?

Highlights Do older or college-educated cops perform better than their counterparts? Because thousands of officers are leaving policing, and with plummeting recruitment, are we hiring…

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Homicides and Gun Crimes Exploding-What Comes Next?

Highlights New research quantifies increasing violence, homicides and gun crimes. Previous USDOJ research shows a 28 percent increase in violent crime. Serious violent crime also…

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Department Of Justice Data On Violent Crime And Race

Highlights An overview of “Race and Ethnicity of Violent Crime Offenders and Arrestees” from the Bureau Of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice.…

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Cops Are Leaving-What Does This Mean For Public Safety?

Highlights Cops are leaving the job in record numbers. If there is any question as to the impact of police officers on society, remove them…

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Crime And Threats Cause People and Businesses To Move

Highlights Per Gallup, “when Americans felt under threat in their daily lives,” they express a desire to move. 48% now prefer to live in a…

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Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?

Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…

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Explaining COVID And Post Lockdown Violence

Highlights The bedrock of today’s violence could be the shock of the pandemic plus relaxed or disappearing enforcement. The increase in homicides, aggravated assaults, carjackings…

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Deaths During Federal And State Arrests and Confinement

Highlights An overview of federal and state law enforcement-correctional deaths during arrests and confinement. Data as to federal agency deaths is below. Links to existing…

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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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National Police Slowdowns And Other Myths Debunked Per The USDOJ

Highlights The data below is based on what citizens interacting with police tell researchers about their experience from 2015-2018. Contrary to critics, there was no…

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