See crime statistics, trends, reports, and maps for St. Louis city neighborhoods and St. Louis County municipalities.
— Read on graphics.stltoday.com/apps/crime/
Category: CRJ302 Community & CJ
The Gun Violence Map: Five Years of American Shootings
Excellent resource for gun violence.
How many people have been shot near you?
— Read on www.thetrace.org/features/gun-violence-interactive-shootings-map/
13 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2018
An interesting article on gun violence in America.
From the NRA’s shrinking political spending to new “red flag” laws, these are the facts and figures that stuck with us.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2018/12/gun-violence-facts-statistics-2018/
This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com
This N.J. cop used more force than anyone else. Is he violent or just good at his job? | nj.com
— Read on www.nj.com/news/2018/12/this-nj-cop-used-more-force-than-anyone-else-is-he-violent-or-just-good-at-his-job.html
See also The Force Report:
Mystery behind bars – Cortland Standard
This is a five part series that takes a behind the scenes look into Cortland Jail.
Mystery behind bars – Cortland Standard
— Read on cortlandstandard.net/mystery-behind-bars/
2018: The year of the Phoenix police shooting
An analysis by The Republic shows recent drug use, mental illness and time in prison were commonalities in Phoenix police shootings in 2018.
— Read on www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/12/27/2018-year-phoenix-police-shooting/1684343002/
Online data page available in the above article:
Murder with Impunity: Where killings go unsolved – Washington Post
The Post has mapped more than 52,000 homicides in major American cities over the past decade and found that across the country, there are areas where murder is common, but arrests are rare.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/
Horrific deaths, brutal treatment: Mental illness in America’s jails | Jailed in Crisis | pilotonline.com
This is an interesting article about people in jail and mental illness.
People with mental illnesses in jails around the country are routinely dying in horrific ways and under preventable circumstances, a Virginian-Pilot investigation has found.
— Read on pilotonline.com/content/tncms/live/
The Challenge of Race and Crime in a Free Society: The Racial Divide in Fifty Years of Juvenile Justice Reform | The George Washington Law Review
This is a critique of the REPORT’s findings on Juvenile Justice.
The Challenge of Race and Crime in a Free Society: The Racial Divide in Fifty Years of Juvenile Justice Reform | The George Washington Law Review
— Read on www.gwlr.org/the-challenge-of-race-and-crime-in-a-free-society-the-racial-divide-in-fifty-years-of-juvenile-justice-reform/
Broken Windows in the WSJ
Broken Windows is one of the best crime-fighting theories. This is an article from the WSJ on the 30 years of Broken Windows.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-idea-that-made-americas-cities-safer-11546039296
