50-state report on jury disqualification laws and their impact on jury diversity
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/juryexclusion.html
Tag: Criminal Justice System
City of Utica Police Advisory Committee – Police Reform Report
Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities 2020 Year-End Update
There are other reports earlier in this Blog. Just search “Pandemic Social Unrest and Crime”
cdn.ymaws.com/counciloncj.org/resource/resmgr/covid_commission/Year_End_Crime_Update_Design.pdf
Police solve just 2% of all major crimes
When police arrest a suspect who is then convicted of the crime, it is a rare exception rather than the rule in the US.
— Read on theconversation.com/police-solve-just-2-of-all-major-crimes-143878
Commentary: How can the Criminal Justice System be this massive trap of Mass Incarceration when only 2% of the crimes that carry the longest prison sentence end in conviction. I’m not sure how plea deals are calculated seeing that 90% of all court cases end in a plea deal. Some of the thoughts here are that criminals are prolific and they eventually get caught, so the arrest of one criminal may stop 20-30 future crimes. Some criminals commit very few crimes and stop either forever or for long periods of time.
NOTABLE: Publications from the links in the article
How Effective Are Police? The Problem of Clearance Rates and Criminal Accountability
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3566383
Most violent and property crimes in the U.S. go unsolved
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/01/most-violent-and-property-crimes-in-the-u-s-go-unsolved/
Alternatives to Arrest for Young People
https://www.nlc.org/resource/alternatives-to-arrest-for-young-people/
Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
Here’s a think tank on policing, they have several different types of resources available at it’s website.
Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
— Read on www.nycrimecommission.org/index.php
City of Rochester | Executive Order 203 – New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative
In response to growing social unrest occurring across the country, on June 12, 2020, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed Executive Order 203 requiring each local government in N.Y. State to adopt a policing reform plan that will maintain public safety while building mutual trust and respect between police and the communities they serve.
— Read on www.cityofrochester.gov/executiveorder203/
Grits for Breakfast: Deep in the Weeds: Sandra-Bland data provides first-ever detail on scope of arrests, searches at Texas traffic stops
Grits for Breakfast: Deep in the Weeds: Sandra-Bland data provides first-ever detail on scope of arrests, searches at Texas traffic stops
— Read on gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2021/02/deep-in-weeds-sandra-bland-data.html
Traffic Without the Police by Jordan Blair Woods :: SSRN
This is part of an agenda drive movement to eliminate the police. Very dangerous thinking! There is no circumstance where citizens would be safer without police. Here is the other side. Choose for yourself.
We are at a watershed moment in which growing national protest and public outcry over police injustice and brutality, especially against people of color, are an
— Read on papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm
Firm proposes 64 recommendations to Tacoma police policy, including use of force rules
Structural Reform Team Recommendations » Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee
Police Reform: Equal Treatment of Black Americans
— Read on indygipc.org/initiatives/race-and-the-legal-process-working-group/structural-reform-team-recommendations/
Future of Policing 