Tag: Crime

Criminal Convictions in New York State, 1980-2021 – Data Collaborative for Justice

This is the study used for the “Clean Slate Act”.

Criminal Convictions in New York State, 1980-2021

From 1980 to 2021, just over 6.6 million New York criminal cases impacting nearly 2.2 million people ended in a conviction.

The purpose of this study is to examine criminal convictions and attendant racial disparities in New York State from 1980 to 2021. This research brief expands on an earlier Data Collaborative for Justice study: Criminal Conviction Records in New York City (1980-2019).

— Read on datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-justice/criminal-convictions-in-new-york-state-1980-2021/

Contra “Root Causes” | City Journal

Few scholars influenced American government in the twentieth century more profoundly than James Q. Wilson. Presidents consulted him for his expertise on everything from crime to drug abuse to bioethics, and his prolific writings—on bureaucracy, urban governance, and even coral-reef fish—often shaped public debate. President George W. Bush called Wilson “the most influential political scientist […]
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/contra-root-causes

Understand—and Act On—the Realities of Criminal Offending | City Journal

The opening quote is perfect in much of todays Crime-Fighting policy decisions. There are a lot of feel good wishful thinking policy decisions that has led to an increase in crime. Ending bail, ignoring Broken Windows, releasing Prisoners are only some examples.

“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results,” economist Milton Friedman
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/understand-and-act-on-the-realities-of-criminal-offending

One in Five: Disparities in Crime and Policing

As you read this report draw your own conclusions but I must highlight that the usual attacks are made on police. It almost amounts to “nothing works” in policing in it’s current state which is absolutely false. The usual attacks are: racial disparities in policing are driven solely by racism and nothing to do with offender accountability, police tactics like pedestrian and vehicle stops are bad, police in schools are bad, broken windows doesn’t work, reduce police use of force (not that it’s a function of police being attacked), Increase police oversight (where members have personal agendas that conflict with the community and police goals). This list of grievances is a broken record without viable or proven examples of what works without policing. Nonetheless I present their argument.

Executive Summary

This report interrogates the large footprint of policing—particularly of Black Americans— as, in part, a failed response to racial disparities in serious crimes.  The wide net that police cast across people of color is at odds with advancing safety because excessive police contact often fails to intercept serious criminal activity and diminishes the perceived legitimacy of law enforcement. Excessive policing also distracts policymakers from making investments to promote community safety without the harms of policing and incarceration. In addition, the large footprint of policing gets in the way of, as the National Academies of Sciences has called for, needed “durable investments in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods that match the persistent and longstanding nature of institutional disinvestment that such neighborhoods have endured over many years.”

Nate: There are several parts to this series.

Read more here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-disparities-in-crime-and-policing/

Get a .PDF of the report here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/10/One-in-Five-Disparities-in-Crime-and-Policing.pdf

Don’t make Walmart fight crime: Boot out killer leftist politicians

This article is a reminder that EVERY CRIME has the potential of violence. Not that shoplifting in more violent then murder, but shoplifters can be violent especially when they believe they are entitled and don’t have to obey the law or authority.

As the shoplifting crisis continues, Walmart’s asking workers to intervene with thieves. But it’s the pro-crime politicians in New York, Chicago and elsewhere who need to step up.
— Read on nypost.com/2023/10/16/dont-make-walmart-fight-crime-boot-out-killer-leftist-politicians/

Psychology, Not Circumstances | Manhattan Institute

Among many criminologists, advocates, and policymakers, it is an article of faith that the socioeconomic “root causes” of serious crime must be addressed in order to reduce lawbreaking. However, the enormous crime declines over the course of the late 1990s and early 2000s occurred without significant improvements in socioeconomic conditions.[1] Even so, academics, policymakers, and […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/psychology-not-circumstances