Is anyone sober?

Is Anyone Sober? Under The Influence During Criminal Arrests And Accidents

Highlights Data indicates that most people involved in serious accidents or those criminally arrested were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or have substances…

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A Historic Crisis In Keeping Police Officers

Red Flag Laws And Other Impossible Police-Justice Reforms

Highlights Red flag laws are impossible to effectively enforce. We within the justice system knew that when they were introduced. What most want in terms…

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The Best Answers To Mass Shooting Questions-USDOJ Funded Research

Highlights The latest data on mass shootings from the National Institute of Justice of the US Department of Justice and the Rand Corporation. There are…

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Discovering That Growing Violence Doesn’t Have A Solution

Highlights Violent crime is rapidly rising. Violent criminals have little fear of being caught or held accountable. Mass shooters (the majority of which are street-level…

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Arrests By Age

The Homeless Are Far More Likely To Commit Crimes And To Be Victims

Highlights San Diego: experiencing homelessness have been involved with crime “at dramatically higher rates than the rest of the population,” whether as victims or offenders.…

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Many Police Shootings Involve People In Mental Health Distress

Highlights Data suggests that many police shootings involve people in mental health distress.  Per separate data, most offenders are under the influence at the time…

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Technical violations and rearrests

Is There A Connection Between Employment And Housing And Crime?

Highlights A reader wants to know the percent of offenders employed and in housing before committing their crimes or after prison. Is there a connection…

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Criminals Prey On The Disabled And Vulnerable

Highlights The rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities was nearly four times the rate for persons without disabilities. But the story regarding vulnerable…

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Replacing Cops With Social Workers in “Crisis”

Highlights Social workers are so backlogged that it can take a week or more to respond to urgent 911 calls. Police reform may have support…

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Arrests and Police Stops Are Hazardous-Here’s Why

Highlights For police officers, being proactive and/or making arrests is extraordinarily dangerous. With the immense criticism directed towards law enforcement regarding use of force and…

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