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New Data From BOP Reveals Technical Violations Account for Nearly a Third of First Step Act Recidivism by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The Council on Criminal Justice (“CCJ”) released a December 2023 update to its original report (August 2023) on the impact of the First Step Act …
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: Crime, Fines
Study Examines Link Between Fines and Crime by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A new study published in the American Sociological Review (“ASR”) challenges the efficacy and rationale of the growing body of fees and fines being imposed for minor offenses in courts across the U.S. The study asserts that …
Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022
Filed under: Crime, Police
Study Shows Crime Reduced When Crisis Teams, as Opposed to Police, Respond to Low-Level Crimes by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In June 2021, Denver, Colorado, launched its Support Team Assistance Response (“STAR”) program that consists of a two-person crisis response team, a medic and a clinician, who are called …
Publication • 2022
U.S. Dept of Justice-Prisoners in 2021-Statistical Tables, Dec. 2022 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2022, NCJ 305125 E. Ann Carson, PhD, BJS Statistician F rom yearend 2020 to yearend 2021, the number of persons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional …
Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021
Filed under: Crime
Illinois Study: Crime Rate not Tied to Prison Population Levels by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Illinois’ crime rate is not significantly tied to a reduction or an increase in prison population, according to the study Projecting Illinois Crime Rates and the Impact of Further Prison Population Reductions (November 2020.) …
Publication • October 16, 2018
Letter in support of Fare Evasion Decriminalization Amendment Act in DC - Oct 2018
Article • June 18, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018
Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The use of DNA-based genealogy websites to track down Joseph DeAngelo — the “Golden State Killer” suspect — appears to have inspired police departments nationwide. It’s a move that has irked privacy advocates …
Article • June 17, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018
Ninth Circuit: California Carjacking Not a Crime of Violence Post-Johnson by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on January 29, 2018, that California’s carjacking law, Penal Code § 215(a), no longer constitutes a crime of violence under 8 U.S.C. § …
Article • May 15, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Diagnoses Discredited, Convictions Questioned by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke The term “junk science” does not quite cover the revolution in our understanding of the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Medical experts now know that their belief in how to diagnose a clear sign of child abuse …
Article • May 15, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
Captured: ‘Golden State Killer’ Wanted for 12 Murders and 50 Rapes Turns Out To Be Former Sacramento-Area Cop by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna DNA testing and some apparent good breaks in a decades-long investigation paid off when police officers executed an arrest warrant on former Auburn, California, police officer …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Data: High Rate of Sexual Abuse by Cops by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Police officers in America hold powerful positions. These heavily armed men and women make daily decisions that greatly affect the citizens with whom they interact. Unfortunately, some cops misuse the power granted to them by abusing …
Article • February 22, 2018
Effectiveness of ShotSpotter Not Proven by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The recent  introduction of ShotSpotter in November in  2017 gunshot-detection system in parts of Cincinnati, Ohio, gives local police a technological edge in the prompt detection and pinpointing of gunshots, but experts are divided on the impact it will …
Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. is a world leader in the jailing and imprisoning of its own citizens. The FBI estimates that local, state, and federal authorities have carried out more than a quarter-billion arrests …
Article • November 16, 2017 • from CLN December, 2017
Filed under: Crime
Colorado Supreme Court Rules That Criminal Trespass Is a Lesser Included Offense of Burglary by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on September 11, 2017 that the crime of unlawful sexual contact is a lesser included offense of sexual assault, meaning the two must merge. This …
Publication • February 9, 2017
Filed under: Crime, Police, Criminal Justice
Fighting Crime and Strengthening Criminal Justice: An Agenda for the New Administration, Law Enforcement Leaders, 2017 FIGHTING CRIME AND STRENGTHENING CRIMINAL JUSTICE: An Agenda for the New Administration FOREWORD BY Ronal Serpas and David Brown www.lawenforcementleaders.org ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration unites nearly …
Better by Half - The New York City Story of Winning Large-Scale Decarceration while Increasing Public Safety, Greene & Schiraldi, 2016 Better by Half: The New York City Story of Winning Large-Scale Decarceration while Increasing Public Safety JUDITH A. GREENE* Director, Justice Strategies VINCENT SCHIRALDI Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy …
Publication • August 3, 2016
Drug Violence in Mexico, Justice in Mexico Project Report, 2015 Drug Violence in Mexico Data and Analysis Through 2014 SPECIAL REPORT By Kimberly Heinle, Cory Molzahn, and David A. Shirk Justice in Mexico Project Department of Political Science & International Relations University of San Diego APRIL 2015 About Justice in …
Publication • 2016
Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2015 Homicide Data, Violence Policy Center, 2018 APRIL 2018 Black Homicide Victimization in the United States An Analysis of 2015 Homicide Data W W W.V P C . O R G BLACK HOMICIDE VICTIMIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES VIOLENCE POLICY …
Publication • September 28, 2015
Filed under: Crime, Statistics/Trends
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics SEPTEMBER 2015 Special Report NCJ 248942 Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States Matthew R. Durose, Howard N. …
Publication • June 8, 2009
Report of Crimes on Bell St., Chicago, IL, 2009 CRIMES ON BEAT #1034 NEAR 2245 S. BELL FROM JUNE 8, 2008 TO JUNE 8, 2009 Crimes Reported on the 2200 Block of S. Bell (6 Crimes from June 8, 2008 to June 8, 2009) Violent Crimes Reported on the 2200 …