Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Project Safe Neighborhoods annual conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 and endorsed three crime control…
View More Attorney General Endorses Crime Control Programs: Research Cited by Crime in America.NetCategory: Crime Statistics
Female juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percent
The juvenile justice system exists to protect the child, not to enforce public safety. That statement alone is enough to cause consternation and confusion. There…
View More Female juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percent8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources available
Violent and property crime is down throughout America and that finding is confirmed through the National Crime Survey, see http://crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/. But are offenders moving from street crime…
View More 8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources availableUnderage Drinking Hospital Visits Nearly Double over the 4th of July Weekend
There’s not much more to mention here beyond the fact that underage drinking leads a lot of young people into contact with the criminal justice…
View More Underage Drinking Hospital Visits Nearly Double over the 4th of July Weekend12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the world
There are times when the day-to-day toll of crime seems almost too much for many communities throughout the country. But in comparison (to the bondage…
View More 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the worldPublic Defense Reform–Is the Money Available?
Gentlereaders: There is a newspaper article today in Washington, D.C. addressing the fact that many individuals arrested on warrants are quickly released and returned to…
View More Public Defense Reform–Is the Money Available?Juvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.Net
Part three of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” This is the final installment in a three-part series analyzing data of from…
View More Juvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.NetOlder felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.Net
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net Part two of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” A significant tenant in criminology is that…
View More Older felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.NetRepeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net In the nation’s 75 largest counties, an estimated 58,100 defendants were charged with a felony offense in one month–May…
View More Repeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One