Subtitle Should we notify the community about violent offenders released from prison? Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state…
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Observations Is the emphasis on “college” rape elitist? The rate of rape and sexual assault was 1.2 times higher for nonstudents (7.6 per 1,000)…
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If offenders really believe that they are beyond the control of society and the justice system, and if we refuse to send clear messages,…
View More “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Public Opinion and Crime
This article has been updated. Observations Federal Data: 16 to 50 percent of federal crimes are declined from prosecution, per “Federal Justice Statistics.” State Data:…
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Observations Violent crime is not a major focus of federal law enforcement or prosecution. A small percentage of federal crimes are violent. It’s reasonable…
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Observations The mast majority of offenders released from state prison return to the criminal justice system based on arrests, convictions, and incarcerations. The crime…
View More Offender Recidivism: Do Violent Offenders Recidivate More?
Observations Is Project Exile Donald Trump’s and Jeff Sessions’ primary anti-violence effort? Launched in 1997 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, homicides in Richmond exhibited…
View More What is Jeff Sessions’ Project Exile? Is it Effective?Subtitles Is there hope for the future of community supervision? GPS tracking may be one of two programs that offer an effective strategy for monitoring…
View More GPS, Satellite Tracking, Electronic Monitoring and Criminal OffendersSubtitles: Crime survey data may indicate future increases. Violent crime increased per the FBI. Homicides continue at record rates per the FBI and other data.…
View More VIOLENT CRIME REMAINED FLAT FROM 2014 TO 2015 AFTER TWO YEARS OF DECREASESSubtitles: Is the Door is Closing on the Criminal Justice Reform Movement? What Do Americans Want Regarding Prison Policy? What do Americans Want from Cops?…
View More Advocates: Tell Us Who Belongs in PrisonHomicides Explode in the US Orlando, FL has the largest percentage increase in homicides from 2014-2015 for the 56 cities studied Author’s note: My abbreviated…
View More Homicides Explode in the US: Orlando Has Largest Percentage IncreaseThe Brennan Center for Justice recently offered data regarding violence in America’s thirty largest cities. The bottom-line is that violent crime increased in 13, decreased…
View More Violent Crime Will Rise in 2016American concern about crime is at record levels (highest in 15 years) while former President Bill Clinton powerfully defends mass incarceration. These two issues capped…
View More Americans Worry About Increasing Crime- Bill Clinton Defends Mass IncarcerationSummary This report provides a broad overview of key findings from the United States Sentencing Commission’s study of recidivism of federal offenders. The Commission studied…
View More Recidivism Among Federal and State OffendersEditorial: We strongly support the discussion of alternatives to incarceration, and reviews of sentencing policy. We are equally supportive of adequately funded offender reentry programs.…
View More Bernie Sanders’ Mass Release of Inmates is InsaneThe FBI released details on more than 5.4 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2014 (latest data available). The…
View More New Data Provides Better Information on Crime Victims and OffendersThere is a debate throughout the United States as to the reason(s) for rising crime, especially in select major sites, with some predicting an increase…
View More Are Cops Under Siege? FBI Director’s RemarksU.S. state and federal prisons held an estimated 1,561,500 inmates on December 31, 2014, a decrease of 15,400 prisoners (one percent) since yearend 2013, the…
View More Most State Prisoners In For Violent CrimesTwo Programs Rated “Promising” by CrimeSolutions.gov in Reducing Firearms-Related Homicides: “Project Exile” Crime Reduction Strategy Project Exile is a crime reduction strategy in Richmond, Virginia,…
View More Successful Programs Reducing Gun Violence and HomicidesIn JAMA Pediatrics, NIJ-funded researcher Dr. Cathy Widom discusses findings of a longitudinal study following 908 abused and neglected children and a matched control…
View More Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?