Introduction The increase in full-time law enforcement officers does not keep pace with the growth in population (8 percent versus 21 percent). The rate of…
View More Rate of Police Officers Decreases By 11 PercentCategory: Budget/Impact
Are Fewer Returns to Prison in Society’s Best Interest?
Background Pew offers data (below) showing a decrease in returns to prison. It uses US Department of Justice research. While we have no reason to…
View More Are Fewer Returns to Prison in Society’s Best Interest?Is Probation Set Up To Fail?
DC Court House Observations Is probation merely an instrument to inexpensively process millions of offenders? Within 3 years, 46 percent of felony probationers had been…
View More Is Probation Set Up To Fail?Technology 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 ReportGPS and Social Media Surveillance-Best Hope for Corrections?
Observations Electronic monitoring data on reductions of technical violations and returns to prison indicate the possibility of a more effective and humane way to supervise…
View More GPS and Social Media Surveillance-Best Hope for Corrections?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 StateUS Prison Population Declined by 88,000-Most Are Violent Or Repeat Offenders
Observations 1% of adult males are serving federal or state prison sentences of greater than 1 year. Fifty-three percent of state prisoners are currently serving…
View More US Prison Population Declined by 88,000-Most Are Violent Or Repeat Offenders659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison Populations
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More 659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison PopulationsWhat Works in Parole and Probation?
By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More What Works in Parole and Probation?Police budget cuts-What will they do to adjust?
Crime in America.Net We have a student question; “With all the state and local and federal budget cuts, what will law enforcement agencies do to…
View More Police budget cuts-What will they do to adjust?