Chicago Way w/John Kass: Discussion with Rafael Mangual

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/

Surging farebeating is a sign of bad things to come: Reverse the soft-on-crime trend now

Another example of how farebeating enforcement is important for controlling crime and disorder. The other important piece of the puzzle is prosecuting farebeating arrests.

New MTA reporting shows that farebeating on buses and subways is still rising.
— Read on nypost.com/2023/11/25/opinion/surging-farebeating-is-a-sign-of-bad-things-to-come-reverse-the-soft-on-crime-trend-now/

The Crisis of Police and Public Safety – by Peter Moskos

Excellent article!

Editor’s note: This is the fifth release in a new TLP series surveying major domestic and foreign policy issues facing the country. These articles will explore the basic factual context shaping each policy area, examine the major positions on offer across the ideological spectrum, and evaluate which ideas are best—or if new ideas may be needed—to help advance a common-sense perspective in American politics and policymaking.
— Read on www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-crisis-of-police-and-public-safety

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