Summary More than half of prison and jail inmates meet criteria for drug dependence. Most offenders are drug and alcohol addicts in need of…
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Tag: Violent Crime
Hate Crimes Decline Per US Department of Justice
Subtitles Hate crime declined in the US. The rate of hate crime victimizations did not change significantly from 2004 to 2015. Most hate crimes involved…
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Mental Health Issues Drive Crime
Subtitle Most offenders have mental health issues. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior…
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An Epidemic of College Rape and Sexual Assaults?
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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Cops and Children Exposed to Violence
Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the…
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Child Abuse Statistics, Offenders and Demographics
Subtitles Children in low socioeconomic status households had significantly higher rates of maltreatment in all categories. Those living with a single parent who had a…
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“They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Public Opinion and Crime
If offenders really believe that they are beyond the control of society and the justice system, and if we refuse to send clear messages,…
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Domestic Violence Reports to Police Exceed General Violent Crime-But 600,000 Unreported Each Year
Observations 1.3 million nonfatal domestic violence victimizations occur each year. Police were notified of more than half (56%) of these victimizations. Does increased reporting…
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Why The Substantial Difference Between State and Federal Prison Recidivism?
Observations Federal Inmates: 15% of offenders released from federal prison in 2012 returned to federal prison within 3 years of release. State Inmates: Within…
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Decreasing Criminality and Parole and Probation
Observations Offenders will not change until they are personally ready for change. Major events like parenthood, a job or treatment seemed to have little…
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Percent of Arrests Not Prosecuted
Observations Federal Data: 16 to 50 percent of federal crimes are declined from prosecution, per “Federal Justice Statistics.” State Data: 34 percent of state…
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Science, Evidence-Based Principles, Donald Trump And Crime Control
Observations Does everyone in the criminological community religiously adhere to scientific, evidence-based principals before suggesting or implementing policy? What we want and what we…
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Violent Crimes Are Not A Federal Priority
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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Noncitizens, Immigrants and Crime
Observations With 65,000 non-citizens incarcerated (it was 103,000 in 2012) and 178,000 undocumented immigrants deported last year who were convicted criminals, crime and illegal…
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What is Jeff Sessions’ Project Exile? Is it Effective?
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…
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Economic Criminology-Trump’s Crime Address To Congress
Observations An examination of Trump’s speech to Congress focusing on crime and justice issues. For those insisting that violent crime is not increasing, you…
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What Causes Violent Crime? New Video
What causes violent crime in the United States? What are the factors contributing to violent crime? What are the root causes? This is a…
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Juveniles And Violent Crime
Subtitles Per the FBI: Out of 4,608,000 offenders arrested or connected to a crime, 465,000 were juveniles with 697,000 unknown. Per the Bureau of…
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Firearm-Gun-Assault Weapon-Handgun Use in Violent Crime
Observations The vast majority of violent crimes do not involve firearms. “About 70 percent of all homicides and eight percent of all nonfatal violent…
View More Firearm-Gun-Assault Weapon-Handgun Use in Violent CrimeIs Violent Crime Increasing in the United States? New Video
Is violent crime increasing in the United States? This is a new video from Crime in America.Net addressing the most popular article on the website.…
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