How do female police officers, who are often excluded from the traditional masculine occupational culture of policing, feel about their working environment and how the public perceives them? A new study has used survey data from officers in a large, urban police department to test for gender differences in two aspects of the external environment that are core to police cultural attitudes: perceptions of danger and suspiciousness toward civilians.
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-07-police-female-officers-danger-suspicious.html
Tag: Reform
All of the Above: Prosecutors alone won’t end mass incarceration. But their interventions can mean the world to people staring down the many harms of criminalization.
I’m grateful to the five contributors who graciously wrote such thoughtful responses to the short essay by James Forman, Jr., Maria Hawilo, and me, adapted from our forthcoming book Dismantling Mass Incarceration. I’m encouraged that people with such depth of experience agree that taking apart our system of mass incarceration requires grappling with the question of progressive prosecutors, though we may disagree about exactly what that will mean about their role in the long term.
— Read on inquest.org/all-of-the-above/
Vital City | The Titanium Law of Evaluation
This article speaks to what is evidence that a policy works.
The director of the National Institute of Justice issues a wake-up call to researchers: Context and implementation matter mightily in assessing research results.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the-titanium-law-of-evaluation
CAUSE, EFFECT, AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL WORLD
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The California School Safety Study: School and Community Contexts that Contribute to Root Causes and Prevention of Violence in California
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The Cop Who Joined Forces with Black Lives Matter | The Marshall Project
The rise and fall of one Cleveland police officer illustrates the tensions and challenges faced by Black cops.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/23/black-police-officers-cleveland-black-shield
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
The cruel consequences of America’s aging prison population – Vox
Older people are spending their dying years behind bars. The problem is only getting worse.
— Read on www.vox.com/the-highlight/24119956/prisons-elderly-aging-prisoners-criminal-justice
The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances
On any given day, approximately 514,000 people are held in local jails across the United States. Though defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, more than 80% of the jail population are awaiting trial and have yet to be convicted of a crime. Defendants accused of particularly serious violent crimes or who pose a credible threat to public safety may be detained in jail while awaiting trial. However, most defendants are entitled to pretrial release. Judges may impose conditions on a defendant’s release, such as electronic monitoring or supervision through a pretrial services agency.
— Read on reason.org/policy-brief/the-effects-of-cash-bail-on-crime-and-court-appearances/
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024 | Prison Policy Initiative
The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why – 2024.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2024.html
