Overview This article provides an overview of two recent documents from Gallup, one dealing with national and local perceptions of crime (is crime increasing?) and a second…
View More 68 Percent Say Crime is Increasing in the USMonth: December 2017
Violent Crime Up? New Federal Report
Overview Per “Criminal Victimization” from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2015 and 2016 (The National Crime Survey), violent crimes went from 5 million violent…
View More Violent Crime Up? New Federal Report84 Percent of Young State Offenders Recidivate-New Federal Report
Overview A new federal report offers comparisons of recidivism as to age and a variety of additional factors. For offenders age 24 or younger at…
View More 84 Percent of Young State Offenders Recidivate-New Federal ReportHate Crimes Up? Some Clarification is Necessary
Observations We have multiple measures of hate crimes, one touting a 20 percent increase, and one from the US Department of Justice stating that hate…
View More Hate Crimes Up? Some Clarification is NecessaryTechnology and Law Enforcement-New DOJ Report
Observations Technology has not had a game-changing impact on policing in terms of dramatically altering the philosophies and strategies used for preventing crime, responding to…
View More Technology and Law Enforcement-New DOJ Report