If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Can Anyone Explain This?

Are Mayors Getting Tough On Crime And Criminals?

Highlights “Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime.” “We are in a state of emergency right now.” “I think that people…

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Should parents be held responsible for their child's crimes?

Are Billions Of Dollars In Community-Based Violence Programs Worth The Expenditure?

Highlights There’s nothing wrong with trying new community-based crime control strategies. The problem is what seems intuitive to so many doesn’t mean that programs will…

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Is It Possible To Safely Release Prison Inmates Early After Committing Murders?

Did The The DOJ Just Solve The Problem Of Massive Offender Recidivism?

Highlights The USDOJ states that they have programs that massively reduce offender recidivism (arrests and incarceration after prison).  I assume that the DOJ will now…

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Mass Shootings

We Tried To Ban Cops As Warriors-Then Came Mass Shootings

Highlights The law enforcement profession was immensely criticized for being warriors and not guardians. Then came mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…

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Gun Violence-Firearms Used During Mass Shootings And Street Crimes

Highlights A summation of firearms used during street crimes and mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years of directing…

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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

Does The Media Provide Too Much Information On Mass Shooters?

Highlights Is the media giving the public too much information on mass shooters? There’s a case to be made that they are and that’s propagating…

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How Many People With Criminal Histories Do We Interact With Daily?

Women Offenders-Over Half Of Violent Females Were Arrested Within 5 Years Of Release

Highlights More than half of females (55%, compared to 66% of males) who were serving time for a violent offense were arrested for another offense.…

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If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Can Anyone Explain This?

Sending The Wrong Messages to Criminals: “They Know They’re Untouchable.”

Highlights “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Washington Post article on Baltimore violence. Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened…

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How Many People Are Victimized By Crime Each Year

African American Confidence In Law Enforcement

  Highlights Approximately 70 to 89 percent of Black respondents provided positive ratings of law enforcement ranging from a willingness to contact police in the…

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Is It Possible To Safely Release Prison Inmates Early After Committing Murders?

Prison Inmates-9 Prior Arrests-4 Million Total Arrests-42 Percent Had 5-10 Incarcerations

  Highlights This article is available as a podcast on YouTube. The 369,200 persons admitted to state prison in 34 states had an estimated 4.2…

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School Crime-Per The CDC-Weapons Used In High School Crime Declines

Highlights While there are understandable concerns about mass shootings, those threatened or injured with weapons (firearms-knives-clubs) in high schools decreased for males from 10 percent…

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The Recidivism Of Violent Offenders

Judging Future Criminality Through Risk Assessments-USDOJ

  Highlights The National Institute Of Justice offers data on which incarcerated groups have the highest rates of recidivism (i.e. arrests and incarcerations). We were…

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Who's Victimized Most By Crime? Are Crime Patterns Shifting?

Adults Reporting Mental Illness And Substance Abuse Were Far More Likely To Be Arrested

Highlights Data from Pew is combined with previous research indicating the complexity of mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders in the justice system and…

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Mass Shootings

Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal Research

Highlights An overview of two recent documents on mass shootings and mass shooters from the US Secret Service and the National Institute of Justice. Both…

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Police Response Time Increases

Characteristics Of High-Crime Communities-Dangers To Children

Highlights Where crime is concentrated? Income and location mean much to parents rating neighborhoods as to potential dangers to their children. It’s a unique and…

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Parole And Probation Numbers

Parole And Probation Totals Plummet Along With Incarcerations

Highlights Total incarcerations of people on parole and probation have decreased (see conclusions). Are we taking greater chances with decreases in the incarceration of violent…

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Per Biden-A Harsh Reality For Progressives And Crime

Highlights A new reality is taking hold of President Biden and progressives; citizens and businesses are demanding safety. It’s a profound change from the presidential…

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