All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Adults on probation—supervision imposed by the court generally in lieu of incarceration—are more than twice as likely to have a serious or moderate mental illness as those in the general public, according to analysis of federal data from 2015 to 2019 by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2024/01/adults-with-mental-illness-are-overrepresented-in-probation-population
See a .PDF version of the report HERE
Following a massive, four-decade-long buildup of incarceration disproportionately impacting people of color, a growing reform movement has made important inroads. The 21st century has witnessed progress both in reducing the U.S. prison population and its racial and ethnic disparities. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak level in 2009. While all major racial and ethnic groups experienced decarceration, the Black prison population has downsized the most. The number of imprisoned Black Americans decreased 39% since its peak in 2002. Despite this progress, imprisonment levels remain too high nationwide, particularly for Black Americans.
NOTE: This is one article of a several part series.
Read on here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-ending-racial-inequity-in-incarceration/
Get a .pdf of the REPORT here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/10/One-in-Five-Ending-Racial-Inequity-in-Incarceration.pdf
The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative recently completed a new study to better understand homelessness across the state of California.
— Read on homelessness.ucsf.edu/our-impact/our-studies/california-statewide-study-people-experiencing-homelessness
1. Fix Public Policy or Pay a Price – Peter Moskos and John Hall 2. Please Stop Blaming Bail Reform – John Pfaff 3. What Crime Trends Are in Store This Year? – Thomas Abt 4. The Bronx is Combining Accountability and Rehabilitation – Darcel Clark 5. The Smart Path to a Safer Brooklyn – Eric Gonzalez 6. Act Now, or Expect More of the Same – Charles Fain Lehman 7. A Tale of Two Divergent Paths – John K. Roman and Anthony Washburn 8. Our Crime Debate Remains Tragically Shortsighted – Jeffrey A. Butts
See the original article HERE
See the report here:
phillyda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RACIAL-INJUSTICE-REPORT-2023.pdf
Get the report here:
This seems counter intuitive. Drug crimes and prostitution are notorious for high recidivism rates. Now to say that after a drug or prostitution arrest then not to prosecute will lower recidivism? This is questionable. I haven’t read this report yet but my first instinct is that this is hard to believe.
publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2021-10/prosecutorial-policy-evaluation-report-20211019.pdf
Special guest Sgt. John Mattingly youtube.com/watch
Louisville Metro has released additional information about the more than 60 incidents of alleged police misconduct highlighted in the U.S. Department of Justice’s scathing report, including incident reports and identifying information.
— Read on www.lpm.org/news/2023-05-26/louisville-releases-new-information-about-alleged-police-misconduct-in-doj-report
A new study comparing California offenders who posted bail with those were let out under “Zero Bail” found that the latter group reoffended sooner and more often.
Get a copy of the report HERE
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