All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Nothing is mentioned about progressive policies that reshaped crime, discourage victims to participate in the CJS, and embolden criminals. These factors contribute to lower clearance rates.
Rising law enforcement inefficiency — not reforms— is the key issue affecting Californians’ safety.
— Read on www.cjcj.org/reports-publications/report/more-law-enforcement-spending-accompanies-worse-not-improved-crime-solving
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE:
assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/08/Memo_Harris_CLS_240829.pdf
The fight for a fair economy and the movement against prisons are one and the same.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/08/27/economic_justice/
From the April 26, 2024 meeting, see video here:
A proposed bill would let felons serve on juries and make it even harder to prosecute New York crime.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/poisoned-jury-pools
Oversight is constructive, not punitive. Oversight strengthens the professionalism of law enforcement. By creating a secondary public review of alleged misconduct or the handling of critical incidents, the people of Humboldt County can gain a clearer view of important events that affect all of us.
Civilian oversight of elected offices such as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office promotes good management, fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability without interfering with the Sheriff’s Office’s enforcement and investigative functions.
— Read on lostcoastoutpost.com/2024/apr/30/first-report-year-grand-jury-recommends-civilian-o/
The recent crime uptick and drop in public support for New York’s recent bail reform suggest that the law needs fixing. Manhattan Institute fellow, Rafael Mangual, suggests his recommendations to “reform the reform” and enhance public safety while still keeping the original reform efforts in tact.
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/reforming-new-yorks-bail-reform-a-public-safety-minded-proposal
One out of every six bills the State Legislature introduced in 2023 punish Alabamians and fuel our humanitarian prison crisis.
— Read on www.alabamasmartjustice.org/reports/2023-statehouse-to-prison-pipeline-report
Get a .PDF of the report HERE
Excellent!
This podcast covered Policing, Racism, Progressive Prosecutor, & Cash Bail. Rafael Mangual is an expert on these topics. Also see Mangual’s book – there is a link to it at the like below.
Chicago Way w/John Kass: Kindness is for holiday parties, not revolving-door criminal courts – John Kass
— checkout the podcast at johnkassnews.com/chicago-way-w-john-kass-kindness-is-for-holiday-parties-not-revolving-door-criminal-courts/
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).
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