Month: August 2024

2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report urges fairer, more transparent justice system

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2023) – Plea bargaining has become the primary way to resolve criminal cases in the United States, with nearly 98% of convictions nationwide currently coming from guilty pleas. But plea bargaining as currently practiced is often unj
— Read on www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2023/02/plea-bargain-task-force/

Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE

A Decade of Ignorance: Ferguson Inaugurated Ten Years of Lies About Race in America | The Heritage Foundation

This month marks the tenth anniversary of events that changed the trajectory of this country, and not for the better. On August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Riots erupted the next day and continued for months nationwide. Black Lives Matter exploited the mayhem it had helped cause, helping it swell into a malign global force. The activist model pioneered at Ferguson has had a lasting impact on American politics, as this year’s pro-Hamas demonstrations prove.
— Read on www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/decade-ignorance-ferguson-inaugurated-ten-years-lies-about-race-america

Broken glass on the way to work – American Thinker

The other day on the way to D.C.’s Metro, I watched fellow commuters navigating some smashed glass on the crosswalk from the bus. It appeared some people had a drinking party last night and decided shattering was the best method of bottle disposal.

Their faces were surprised. Circumnavigating shards of glass was not part of their usual morning routine.

Having worked in New York City during the decline of David Dinkins, I wasn’t. Then it struck me. They didn’t have that experience.
— Read on www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/broken_glass_on_the_way_to_work.html

YRBS Data Summary & Trends Report | Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) | CDC

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report provides data on health behaviors and experiences of high school students in the United States. Data highlight students’ behaviors and experiences in 2023, changes from 2021 to 2023, and 10-year trends. The report focuses on:

Sexual behavior
Substance use
Experiences of violence
Mental health
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Other important issues, like social media use

— Read on www.cdc.gov/yrbs/dstr/

Final Lewiston commission report concludes multi-agency failures in lead up to shooting • Maine Morning Star

Final Lewiston commission report concludes multi-agency failures in lead up to shooting • Maine Morning Star
— Read on mainemorningstar.com/2024/08/20/final-lewiston-commission-report-concludes-multi-agency-failures-in-lead-up-to-shooting/

Get a . PDF copy of the report HERE

The Radical Push to Dismantle Child Protective Services | Manhattan Institute

Introduction
Every year, more than 2,000 children in the U.S. die of maltreatment[1]—and, in most of these cases, the child’s family is known to child welfare or law enforcement before the fatal incidents. Most Americans agree that the main goal of the child welfare system should be to prevent these tragedies—by closing the gaps that lead to children being left in the custody of guardians who abuse and neglect them.
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/the-radical-push-to-dismantle-child-protective-services

Here is the New York State report: Examining the New York Child Welfare System and It’s Impact on Black Children and Families.