Sheriffs enjoy great discretion, but their authority is often overlooked. Each edition of The Badge examines one facet of the powers and roles of sheriffs.
— Read on www.appealpolitics.org/the-badge/
Tag: Criminal Justice System
NJ police misconduct: Lying cop ruined man’s life; it could happen to you
In this article there are “links” to other articles of police misconduct.
Michael Ryan fought for years to clear his name. He didn’t know the cop who accused him of a crime was deemed dishonest. Two prosecutor’s offices also didn’t know about that cop’s dishonesty.
— Read on www.app.com/story/news/investigations/watchdog/shield/2019/03/21/nj-police-misconduct-lying-cop-ruined-mans-life-could-happen-you/3213964002/
Addressing Modern Debtors’ Prisons with Graduated Economic Sanctions that Depend on Ability to Pay | The Hamilton Project
The Hamilton Project seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth.
— Read on www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/addressing_modern_debtors_prisons_with_graduated_economic_sanctions_that_de
Death Penalty ‘Another Failed Big Government Program’: Conservative | The Crime Report
California has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since it was reinstated in 1978. But its violent crime rate outpaces the national average, writes a leading conservative who welcomes the moratorium announced this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/14/death-penalty-another-failed-big-government-program-ca-conservative/
Funding of Rape-Kit Testing Leads to 1,000 Arrests | The Crime Report
Languishing evidence in 100,000 sexual assault cases around the U.S. has been sent for DNA testing with money from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and federal authorities, leading to more than 1,000 arrests and hundreds of convictions in three years. Another 155,000 or more sex assault evidence kits await testing,
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/03/12/funding-of-rape-kit-testing-leads-to-1000-arrests/
See also Cyrus Vance report
A growing number of towns rely on speeding ticket fines; Here’s how officials are trying to change that | Legislature | theadvocate.com
Worried speed traps would hurt tourism Louisiana legislators and officials over the past dozen years have tried new laws, investigated police officers, even attempted shaming towns with flashing warning signs,
— Read on www.theadvocate.com/content/tncms/live/
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Marshals in Cleveland gave a decade’s worth of glowing reviews at ‘inhumane’ Cuyahoga County Jail where eight inmates died – cleveland.com
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Marshals in Cleveland gave a decade’s worth of glowing reviews at ‘inhumane’ Cuyahoga County Jail where eight inmates died – cleveland.com
— Read on www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/exclusive-us-marshals-in-cleveland-gave-a-decades-worth-of-glowing-reviews-at-inhumane-cuyahoga-county-jail-where-eight-inmates-died.html
This is a LINK to the Marshal’s report
Integrated Health Care and Criminal Justice Data: Lessons from Camden, New Jersey | Harvard Kennedy School
Integrated Health Care and Criminal Justice Data — Viewing the Intersection of Public Safety, Public Health, and Public Policy Through a New Lens: Lessons from Camden, New Jersey
April 5, 2018Authors: Anne Milgram, Jeffrey Brenner, Dawn Wiest, Virginia Bersch, and Aaron Truchil
— Read on www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/criminaljustice/research-publications/executive-session-on-community-corrections/publications/integrated-health-care-and-criminal-justice-data
Probation and Parole Systems Marked by High Stakes, Missed Opportunities | The Pew Charitable Trusts
As part of a collaborative effort to improve the nation’s community corrections system, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation analyzed the leading research and identified the most pressing problems and some promising solutions. The available data leave many questions unanswered, but this review reveals key insights and challenges many assumptions about supervision.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/09/probation-and-parole-systems-marked-by-high-stakes-missed-opportunities
Here is more information:
Less is More in New York: An Examination of the Impact of State Parole Violations on Prison and Jail Populations
Failure should not be an option: Grading the parole release systems of all 50 states
Younger Americans Much More Likely to Have Been Arrested Than Previous Generations; Increase Is Largest Among Whites and Women | RAND
Americans under the age of 26 are much more likely to be arrested than Americans born in previous decades, with the increase in arrest rates occurring most rapidly among white Americans and women. The rising rate of arrests and convictions is associated with a variety of negative ramifications.
— Read on www.rand.org/news/press/2019/02/25.html
The study can be accessed HERE
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