Observations Violent crime is not a major focus of federal law enforcement or prosecution. A small percentage of federal crimes are violent. It’s reasonable to…
View More Violent Crimes Are Not A Federal PriorityMonth: March 2017
Offender Recidivism: Do Violent Offenders Recidivate More?
Observations The mast majority of offenders released from state prison return to the criminal justice system based on arrests, convictions, and incarcerations. The crime upon…
View More Offender Recidivism: Do Violent Offenders Recidivate More?Noncitizens, Immigrants and Crime
Observations With 65,000 non-citizens incarcerated (it was 103,000 in 2012) and 178,000 undocumented immigrants deported last year who were convicted criminals, crime and illegal immigration…
View More Noncitizens, Immigrants and CrimeWhat is Jeff Sessions’ Project Exile? Is it Effective?
Observations Is Project Exile Donald Trump’s and Jeff Sessions’ primary anti-violence effort? Launched in 1997 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, homicides in Richmond exhibited a…
View More What is Jeff Sessions’ Project Exile? Is it Effective?Returns to Prison Vary Greatly By State
Observations There are major differences in the numbers of people on parole and probation returned to prison when examining state data. If the vast majority…
View More Returns to Prison Vary Greatly By StateAngry-Frustrated Cops-New Data From Pew
Observations About half of the officers surveyed (51%) say their work nearly always (10%) or often (41%) makes them feel frustrated. Author Leonard A. Sipes,…
View More Angry-Frustrated Cops-New Data From PewWhy The Vast Difference Between State and Federal Prison Recidivism?
Observations Federal offenders (in eight years) had less than half the returns to prison than states (after five years). Over an eight-year follow-up period, almost…
View More Why The Vast Difference Between State and Federal Prison Recidivism?President Trump, Your Base Wants Marijuana Legalized
Subtitles Trump, Jeff Sessions, Marijuana and Crime in America Mr. President, your base wants legal pot. They also want the government out of their lives.…
View More President Trump, Your Base Wants Marijuana LegalizedEconomic Criminology-Trump’s Crime Address To Congress
Observations An examination of Trump’s speech to Congress focusing on crime and justice issues. For those insisting that violent crime is not increasing, you risk…
View More Economic Criminology-Trump’s Crime Address To Congress