Wrong on Crime | City Journal

The latest report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights misleads about the victims of violence.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/wrong-on-crime

Federal Efforts in Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Victims of Violent Crime | U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

This report aimed to understand federal efforts to evaluate racial disparities in crime victimization. The Commission examined crime data to reveal the disparate impacts of violent victimization on minority communities.
— Read on www.usccr.gov/reports/2024/federal-efforts-examining-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-among-victims-violent-crime

California’s Looming Crime Catastrophe | City Journal

Recent legislation makes it easier for felons to claim racial bias—potentially putting them back on the streets in large numbers.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/californias-looming-crime-catastrophe

We’re in a Violent Crime Spike –The Glenn Show

We’re in a Violent Crime Spike | Glenn Loury & Charles Fain Lehman| The Glenn Show. Excellent Show! Below is a list of different topis discussed.

This podcast does an excellent job presenting a moderate conservative approach to crime, policing, drugs etc. If you’re liberal Lehman may draw you more to the middle. If you’re a staunch conservative Lehman will get you to loosen your grip and slide to the middle. After listening to this podcast both liberals and conservatives can find an area for intelligent discussion.

On my blog search “Glenn Show” for other podcasts from Glenn Loury that discuss crime, police, and race.

0:00 New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial decision to post the National Guard in the subway
4:25 Charles defends pretrial detentions …
12:45 … but he sees the problem with long pretrial detentions
19:05 The ongoing—and occasionally halting—recovery from 2020
23:21 Are any major cities doing law enforcement and criminal justice right?
29:52 Charles: I’ve seen no evidence that police unions abet misconduct
34:38 Charles’s unsexy solutions for decreasing police misconduct
38:00 Our present drift toward social toleration of drug use
43:40 The perils of legalized sports gambling
49:57 Charles: Long-term, medically assisted treatment is the best way to get addiction rates down
53:06 Are we under-counting hate crimes?

Glenn Loury (Brown University, Manhattan Institute) and Charles Fain Lehman (Manhattan Institute). Recorded March 22, 2024.

See the video HERE

Kids in Jeopardy | The Free Press

This is an excellent article how committee appointments affect policy and law.

I quit a civil rights group because its policies will harm children.
— Read on www.thefp.com/p/kids-in-jeopardy

Second Thoughts in New York | City Journal

Facing community pressure, some progressive black leaders are reevaluating their soft-on-crime positions.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/second-thoughts-in-new-york

Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle

Mass shootings account for only about 3% of gun homicides in the U.S.
— Read on theconversation.com/young-men-in-violent-parts-of-philadelphia-chicago-die-from-guns-at-a-higher-rate-than-us-troops-in-the-heat-of-battle-215220

What Killed Michael Brown?

This is an excellent documentary and it is free on YouTube. I don’t know for how long so it you are interested watch it soon. Shelby Steele is a leading scholar. youtube.com/watch

Axios Hard Truths: The path forward on race and policing

This installment looks at what’s being tried to address the problems of systemic racism in policing.

A several party series.
— Read on www.axios.com/2022/10/29/police-reform-united-states-george-floyd

National Registry of Exonerations – Annual Report 2021

EXONERATIONS. The Registry recorded 161 exonerations in 2021.

YEARS LOST TO WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT. In 2021, exonerees lost an average of 11.5 years to

wrongful imprisonment for crimes they did not commit — 1,849 years in total for 161 exonerations.

OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. Official misconduct occurred in at least 102 exonerations in 2021. Fifty-nine homicide cases — 77% of murder and manslaughter exonerations in 2021 — were marred by official misconduct.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL EXONERATORS. Professional exonerators — Innocence Organizations (IOs) and Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs) — continued to play essential roles. Jointly, they were responsible for 97 exonerations, 60% of the total. IOs and CIUs worked together on 31 of these exonerations in 2021. IOs took part in 67 exonerations, and CIUs helped secure 61 exonerations

www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/NRE Annual Report 2021.pdf