Category: CRJ101 Intro CJ

Reducing Deaths in Law Enforcement Custody:  Identifying High-Priority Needs for the Criminal Justice System

Congress enacted the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA) to address the lack of reliable information about law enforcement–related deaths and deaths in correctional institutions. The U.S. Department of Justice has conducted several activities designed to respond to the provisions specified in the DCRA legislation, as well as their own federal mandates, toward a comprehensive understanding of the prevalence and characteristics of deaths that occur in law enforcement custody. Despite these efforts, no national data collection program currently describes all deaths that occur in law enforcement custody. These data are critical to support strategies to reduce such deaths; to promote public safety through appropriate responses to reported crimes, calls for service, and police-community encounters; and to build trust with communities.

See more and get a copy of the report HERE

Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops – Public Policy Institute of California

Key Takeaways
Stark racial inequity has long been a deeply troubling aspect of our criminal justice system. In recent years, traffic stops have emerged as a key factor driving some of these inequities and an area of potential reform. Are there opportunities to identify kinds of traffic stops that could be enforced in alternative ways—potentially improving officer and civilian safety, enhancing police efficiency, and reducing racial disparities—without jeopardizing road safety?

To explore this question, in this report we use data on 3.4 million traffic stops made in 2019 by California’s 15 largest law enforcement agencies to examine racial disparities in stop outcomes and experiences across time of the day, type of law enforcement agency, and type of traffic violation.
— Read on www.ppic.org/publication/racial-disparities-in-traffic-stops/

Deeply Rooted: How Racial History Informs Oklahoma’s Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

528, 531 (W.D. Okla. 1949) Oklahoma’s death penalty is at a crossroads. The projected increase in executions in Oklahoma comes while the death penalty is…
— Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/dpic-reports/dpic-special-reports/deeply-rooted-how-racial-history-informs-oklahomas-death-penalty

Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals of Youth Born in 2000

This bulletin describes the official juvenile court referral histories of more than 160,000 youth born in 2000 from 903 selected United States counties. Using data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, this bulletin focuses on the demographic and case processing characteristics of youth referred to juvenile court and the proportion of the cohort that was referred to juvenile court more than once, as well as histories defined as serious, violent, and chronic.

ojjdp.ojp.gov/publications/patterns-of-juvenile-court-referrals.pdf

Snohomish County leaders push video calling for changes to police reform laws in Washington

Law enforcers and lawmakers in Snohomish County released a new video calling for Washington legislators to change police reform laws enacted last year.

This is an interesting way for police to show why the reforms are not working. The link to whole video is below.
— Read on www.q13fox.com/news/snohomish-county-leaders-push-video-calling-for-changes-to-police-reform-laws-in-washington.amp

SEE THE WHOLE VIDEO HERE:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uIspsjarZXBNT87-UrpwaEsL1KWKP31F/view

INDIANA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION – FINAL REPORT

Like many other states, Indiana’s Behavioral Health System infrastructure has been underfunded for years and is in need of systemic reforms to improve and enhance behavioral health care throughout the state. Now more than ever, clear pathways to those reforms exist, and that work has already begun in Indiana. These recommendations build upon that work and, if adopted, will result in a higher quality, more accessible and integrated system.

In order to address and improve the overall health and well-being of all Hoosiers, the Commission recommends (1) strategies to improve Hoosiers’ mental health literacy; (2) increase capacity of psychiatric consultation programs for primary care providers; and (3) increase enforcement of mental health parity requirements.

See report here:

www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/files/INBHC-Report.pdf