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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The Time Of Day For Violent And Property Crimes
Highlights Most crimes are afternoon to evening events with an exception for sex offenses. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years…
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Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison Sentences
Highlights Does the public support incarceration for violent or repeat criminal victimizations? Let the public in each state decide the appropriateness of prison sentences and…
View More Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison SentencesNational 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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Improve Police Public Relations or Fail
Observations The Heritage Foundation offerers a new report on crime and justice. The justice system needs to do a better job of telling our story.…
View More Improve Police Public Relations or FailCrime Rates for States, Metro Areas and Counties Compared for the First Time Using Victim Data
Editor’s Note: This is the first time that the Department of Justice, using the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), have offered comparison data of states,…
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