Highlights The top twenty states for spending on law enforcement. Correctional spending is included. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years…
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Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?
Highlights Arrests have plummeted along with crimes solved. Do we ask too much from too few? Do we provide the resources cops need to solve…
View More Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?Does Crime Increase After Federal Police Consent Agreements?
Highlights Do federal court-ordered police consent decrees increase crime? For some cities, the answer is yes. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson.…
View More Does Crime Increase After Federal Police Consent Agreements?Police Agencies Cutting Services Depend on Civilian Personnel
Highlights Sending unarmed civilian personnel to respond to police calls for service will be risky. Because of understaffing, it’s probably inevitable. The premise is that…
View More Police Agencies Cutting Services Depend on Civilian PersonnelSolutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”
Editor’s Note: This article supports the nationally syndicated Armstrong Williams television show (I’ve been a guest many times) regarding crime in Baltimore City. I was…
View More Solutions To “The Tragedy Of Baltimore’s Violence Problem”Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think
Highlights There were 546,000 older offenders arrested for criminal activity in 2019 per the FBI. High percentages of older offenders are arrested after release from…
View More Older Offenders-Riskier Than You ThinkRed 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…
View More Red Flag Laws And Other Impossible Police-Justice ReformsHow Many Nonfatal Shootings End In An Arrest?
Highlights Per the examples below, the vast majority of nonfatal shootings do not end in an arrest. It will take money, technology, public support, and…
View More How Many Nonfatal Shootings End In An Arrest?12,353 Police Employees Left Law Enforcement Along With 1,361 State Police Per BLS
Highlights Over 12,000 local police officers and employees have left their jobs per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Per separate BLS charts, there was an…
View More 12,353 Police Employees Left Law Enforcement Along With 1,361 State Police Per BLSWhat Works To Reduce Crime And Violence
Highlights What works to reduce crime and violence? It’s not what many think. A research-based approach to preventing violent crime. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…
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