Ballot Initiative 157 attempts to respond to Colorado’s crime by sweetening police recruitment incentives.
— Read on commonsenseinstituteco.org/initiative-157-funding-for-law-enforcement/
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
Tag: Research
Driving While Broke: The Role of Class Signals in Police Discretion
At the time of this posting Full article available open access.
— Read on www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07418825.2024.2398543
Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement by Justin Murray :: SSRN
The American prosecutor’s legitimacy faces unprecedented challenges. A new wave of reformist prosecutors has risen to power promising to transform the crimin
— Read on papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm
YRBS Data Summary & Trends Report | Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) | CDC
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report provides data on health behaviors and experiences of high school students in the United States. Data highlight students’ behaviors and experiences in 2023, changes from 2021 to 2023, and 10-year trends. The report focuses on:
Sexual behavior
Substance use
Experiences of violence
Mental health
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Other important issues, like social media use— Read on www.cdc.gov/yrbs/dstr/
Final Lewiston commission report concludes multi-agency failures in lead up to shooting • Maine Morning Star
Final Lewiston commission report concludes multi-agency failures in lead up to shooting • Maine Morning Star
— Read on mainemorningstar.com/2024/08/20/final-lewiston-commission-report-concludes-multi-agency-failures-in-lead-up-to-shooting/
Get a . PDF copy of the report HERE
Special Issue: Policing Practice and Policy: Criminology & Public Policy: Vol 23, No 3
There are 4-5 Excellent articles that are “open access” at the time of this post. Check them out!
— Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17459133/current
Study investigates how policing impacts the homeless
People who are homeless often endure constant and intrusive police interactions, leaving them feeling intimidated, harassed and stigmatized, a new study finds.
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-08-policing-impacts-homeless.html
THE INJUSTICE OF UNDER-POLICING IN AMERICA1 | American Journal of Law and Equality | MIT Press
Since 2014, viral images of Black people being killed at the hands of the police—Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, and many, many others—have
— Read on direct.mit.edu/ajle/article/doi/10.1162/ajle_a_00030/112647
Austin Police Department: Review and Assessment of Training Academy
Doing Less with Less: Crime and Punishment in Washington, DC | Manhattan Institute
Washington, DC, is making headlines for its crime problems. While other cities saw crime retreat in 2023, the District saw a historic spike in murders, as well as a surge in shocking carjackings, many carried out by teenage offenders. These disturbing crimes are compounded by a general decay in public order in the District, with […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/doing-less-with-less-crime-and-punishment-in-washington-dc
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