People In Prison For Marijuana

How Many People Are In Prison For Marijuana Possession?

Highlights “As of January 2022, no offenders sentenced solely for simple possession of marijuana remained in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.” State…

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Cops Are Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?

Quotes “I predict you will see a 70-80% flight or more of remaining cops who will find another job” (veteran prosecutor). “The point of journalism…

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Risk Assessment Still Has Issues Regarding Race Disparities

The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013

Highlights The U.S. prison population was 1,204,300 at yearend 2021, a 25% decrease from 2011 (1,599,000). Per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, 58% of all…

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Will National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?

Editor’s Note This is a repost of an earlier article because of a grammatical error in the title. Observations The intense criticism of American law…

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Solutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”

Editor’s Note: This article supports the nationally syndicated Armstrong Williams television show (I’ve been a guest many times) regarding crime in Baltimore City. I was…

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Older Offenders

Pretrial Jail Inmates Increased Considerably Despite Bail Reform

Highlights Per The Bureau Of Justice Statistics, after a 37 percent decrease from 2019 to midyear 2020, the number of females confined in local jails…

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State Per Person Spending On Law Enforcement

American Arrests Are Plummeting. Why?

Highlights Are vastly declining arrests the result of intense criticism of law enforcement? Are decreased arrests the reason for increasing urban violence? Author Leonard Adam…

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Moving Because Of Crime

Is Anyone Sober? Under The Influence During Criminal Arrests And Accidents

Highlights Data indicates that most people involved in serious accidents or those criminally arrested were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or have substances…

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323 Police Officers Shot In 2022–60,000 Assaulted Per The FBI

Highlights “Last year we saw more officers shot in the line of duty than any other since the National Fraternal Order of Police began recording…

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How Many People Are Victimized By Crime Each Year

76% Of Female Murders Committed By Someone They Knew

Highlights Bureau Of Justice Statistics: The percentage of females murdered by an intimate partner was 5 times higher than for males. Bureau Of Justice Statistics:…

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Increasing Or decreasing Crime?

The Risk Of Violent Street Crimes Rose By 40 Percent

Highlights National Academy of Sciences: Violence in public places is increasing.  It could be a partial answer to record-setting fear of crime. Traditional crime rates…

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World Incarceration Rises By 25 Percent

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…

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54 Million Police Citizen Contacts-2 Percent Involve Force Or Threat Of Force

Highlights 88% reported that they were satisfied with the police response, with 93% saying they would be more or as likely to contact police again…

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Is The US One Of The Most Dangerous Countries?

Highlights Gallup’s Law and Order Index rates countries as to safety and confidence in law enforcement. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…

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The Midterm Elections And The Misrepresentation Of Crime Data

Highlights An endless parade of progressive “experts” on national news sites state that crime is down significantly and that record fear of crime is illogical.…

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Cops And Crime Are Driving The Midterm Elections-Latest Data

Highlights Based on data, one could easily make the case that cops, crime, and violence are “the” top emotional issues for US voters during the…

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Rate Of Cops Decreases Per USDOJ-A Connection To Rising Violence?

Highlights New numbers of law enforcement agencies and personnel from the US Department of Justice. The collective data indicate that local policing in America is…

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Can You Change Violent Offenders? Crime in Washington, D.C.

Highlights D.C.’s mayor said she can bring gun violence down by 90 percent by focusing on “the people and places where most of the crime…

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New US Crime Data-Firearm Homicides Highest Since 1990s-Murders Up By 49 Percent Since 2019

Highlights For New Crime Data-2021 There is no doubt that homicides increased significantly in the United States in 2021, and this is after record increases…

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