All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Languishing evidence in 100,000 sexual assault cases around the U.S. has been sent for DNA testing with money from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and federal authorities, leading to more than 1,000 arrests and hundreds of convictions in three years. Another 155,000 or more sex assault evidence kits await testing,
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/12/funding-of-rape-kit-testing-leads-to-1000-arrests/
See also Cyrus Vance report
Worried speed traps would hurt tourism Louisiana legislators and officials over the past dozen years have tried new laws, investigated police officers, even attempted shaming towns with flashing warning signs,
— Read on www.theadvocate.com/content/tncms/live/
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Marshals in Cleveland gave a decade’s worth of glowing reviews at ‘inhumane’ Cuyahoga County Jail where eight inmates died – cleveland.com
— Read on www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/exclusive-us-marshals-in-cleveland-gave-a-decades-worth-of-glowing-reviews-at-inhumane-cuyahoga-county-jail-where-eight-inmates-died.html
This is a LINK to the Marshal’s report
Integrated Health Care and Criminal Justice Data — Viewing the Intersection of Public Safety, Public Health, and Public Policy Through a New Lens: Lessons from Camden, New Jersey
April 5, 2018Authors: Anne Milgram, Jeffrey Brenner, Dawn Wiest, Virginia Bersch, and Aaron Truchil
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/criminaljustice/research-publications/executive-session-on-community-corrections/publications/integrated-health-care-and-criminal-justice-data
birminghamwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Jefferson-County-Memorial-Project-Report.pdf
See MORE from the Jefferson County Memorial Project
As part of a collaborative effort to improve the nation’s community corrections system, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation analyzed the leading research and identified the most pressing problems and some promising solutions. The available data leave many questions unanswered, but this review reveals key insights and challenges many assumptions about supervision.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/09/probation-and-parole-systems-marked-by-high-stakes-missed-opportunities
Here is more information:
Less is More in New York: An Examination of the Impact of State Parole Violations on Prison and Jail Populations
Failure should not be an option: Grading the parole release systems of all 50 states
A new report investigates how 13 jurisdictions, including Chicago and New Orleans, were feeding systems data sullied by “unconstitutional and racially biased stops, searches, and arrests.”
The report can be accessed HERE
Americans under the age of 26 are much more likely to be arrested than Americans born in previous decades, with the increase in arrest rates occurring most rapidly among white Americans and women. The rising rate of arrests and convictions is associated with a variety of negative ramifications.
— Read on www.rand.org/news/press/2019/02/25.html
The study can be accessed HERE
Years after serving time as a youth offender, the photographer Brian Frank has devoted himself to documenting young men’s experiences with the criminal justice system.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/lens/juvenile-incarceration-california-brian-l-frank.html
Mass shootings are more common in states with weaker gun laws and higher levels of gun ownership, the study found.
— Read on www.vox.com/2019/3/8/18254626/mass-shootings-gun-violence-laws-study
Here is a link to the article.
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