Safety on Capitol Hill: DC Crime’s Impact on Congressional Operations and Visitors

This is a hearing of the Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing and can be accessed at HERE. The hearing had 3 witnesses testify: Mr. Thomas Manger Chief, United States Capitol Police, Mr. Gregg Pemberton Chairman, DC Police Union, and Mr. Raphael Mangual Nick Ohnell Fellow, The Manhattan Institute. Mr. Raphael Mangual’s testimony starts at the 24:55 minute mark. If you never hear or read of Mr. Raphael Mangual’s work it is a must listen to. Mr. Raphael Mangual witness statement can be access HERE.

See the video of the hearing HERE until it is posted on Congress’ website.

The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances

On any given day, approximately 514,000 people are held in local jails across the United States. Though defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, more than 80% of the jail population are awaiting trial and have yet to be convicted of a crime. Defendants accused of particularly serious violent crimes or who pose a credible threat to public safety may be detained in jail while awaiting trial. However, most defendants are entitled to pretrial release. Judges may impose conditions on a defendant’s release, such as electronic monitoring or supervision through a pretrial services agency.
— Read on reason.org/policy-brief/the-effects-of-cash-bail-on-crime-and-court-appearances/

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024 | Prison Policy Initiative

The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why – 2024.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2024.html

Defunding the Police: Defining the Way Forward for HRM

Get the report here:

www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/220117bopc1021.pdf

Oakland’s “Doom Loop” | City Journal

A conversation with Seneca Scott on the Bay Area city’s interlinked public safety and budget crises
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/oaklands-doom-loop

Sourcebook 2023 | United States Sentencing Commission

Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
— Read on www.ussc.gov/research/sourcebook-2023

California Law Enforcement Agencies Are Spending More But Solving Fewer Crimes | Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

A new report finds that, despite record spending on law enforcement, crime-solving is at record lows.

** I bet there is more to this than the report reveals.
— Read on www.cjcj.org/reports-publications/report/california-law-enforcement-agencies-are-spending-more-but-solving-fewer-crimes

Fears of a migrant crime wave are growing in NYC, but actual evidence is scant

Despite high-profile episodes, nothing in the data at this point suggests any broad-based or wide scale increases in crime is being driven by the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in New York City.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/10/fears-of-a-migrant-crime-wave-are-growing-in-nyc-but-actual-evidence-is-scant/

The Facts about COPS: A Performance Overview of the Community Oriented Policing Services Program | The Heritage Foundation

The President’s COPS program is expensive, but is it effective?
— Read on www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/report/the-facts-about-cops-performance-overview-the-community-oriented-policing

Does New York’s Bail Reform Law Impact Recidivism? A Quasi-Experimental Test in the State’s Suburban and Upstate Regions – Data Collaborative for Justice

Does New York’s Bail Reform Law Impact Recidivism? A Quasi-Experimental Test in the State’s Suburban and Upstate Regions – Data Collaborative for Justice
— Read on datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-reform/does-new-yorks-bail-reform-law-impact-recidivism-a-quasi-experimental-test-in-the-states-suburban-and-upstate-regions/