National Partnership for Pretrial Justice

Interesting resource for changes to pretrial processes

National Partnership for Pretrial Justice
— Read on www.pretrialpartnership.org/

Addressing Modern Debtors’ Prisons with Graduated Economic Sanctions that Depend on Ability to Pay | The Hamilton Project

The Hamilton Project seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth.
— Read on www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/addressing_modern_debtors_prisons_with_graduated_economic_sanctions_that_de

Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition in the U.S.

Interesting resource for police departments to compare their rape case decision making and processing to the research.

— Read on nij.gov/publications/pages/publication-detail.aspx

Death Penalty ‘Another Failed Big Government Program’: Conservative | The Crime Report

California has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since it was reinstated in 1978. But its violent crime rate outpaces the national average, writes a leading conservative who welcomes the moratorium announced this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/14/death-penalty-another-failed-big-government-program-ca-conservative/

Does Stop and Search Reduce Crime?

www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/sites/crimeandjustice.org.uk/files/Does stop and search reduce crime.pdf

Recommended Budget Practices: A Framework For Improved State and Local Government Budgeting

Useful publication for Police Budget and Management.

www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/RecommendedBudgetPractices.pdf

Here is a publication by New York

Funding of Rape-Kit Testing Leads to 1,000 Arrests | The Crime Report

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/

A growing number of towns rely on speeding ticket fines; Here’s how officials are trying to change that | Legislature | theadvocate.com

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/