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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
Fears of a migrant crime wave are growing in NYC, but actual evidence is scant
Despite high-profile episodes, nothing in the data at this point suggests any broad-based or wide scale increases in crime is being driven by the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in New York City.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/10/fears-of-a-migrant-crime-wave-are-growing-in-nyc-but-actual-evidence-is-scant/
Does New York’s Bail Reform Law Impact Recidivism? A Quasi-Experimental Test in the State’s Suburban and Upstate Regions – Data Collaborative for Justice
Does New York’s Bail Reform Law Impact Recidivism? A Quasi-Experimental Test in the State’s Suburban and Upstate Regions – Data Collaborative for Justice
— Read on datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-reform/does-new-yorks-bail-reform-law-impact-recidivism-a-quasi-experimental-test-in-the-states-suburban-and-upstate-regions/
Adults With Mental Illness Are Overrepresented in Probation Population | The Pew Charitable Trusts
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
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