Does Domestic Violence And Family-Community Instability Power Crime?

Does Child Abuse And Family-Community Instability Cause Violent Crime?

Introduction A synopsis of family and community violence research that is strongly connected to those involved in violent crime. Childhood trauma can “rewire” the brain,…

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Does anything work to reduce crime?

Does Anything Work To Reduce Crime?

Highlights What happens to crime studies of programs when compared to the best research methods? The lesson is that it’s very hard to engineer social…

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Can the justice system rehabilitate people with serious mental illness

Can The Justice System Help Violent People With Mental Health Issues?

Highlights Can programs help those in the community who are threatening violence or mass shootings? Can programs assist adjudicated violent offenders with mental health problems?…

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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

He Had Mental Health Issues-How Did He Get A Gun?

Highlights People want to know how mentally ill offenders obtain firearms or why firearms were not confiscated. 5.7 percent out of 25 million potential firearm…

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What causes murders and aggravated assaults?

Does The Media Provide Too Much Information On Mass Shooters?

Highlights Is the media giving the public too much information on mass shooters? There’s a case to be made that they are and that’s propagating…

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Over Half Of Violent Females Were Arrested Within 5 Years

Women Offenders-Over Half Of Violent Females Were Arrested Within 5 Years Of Release

Highlights More than half of females (55%, compared to 66% of males) who were serving time for a violent offense were arrested for another offense.…

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Arrests by sex

Adults Reporting Mental Illness And Substance Abuse Were Far More Likely To Be Arrested

Highlights Data from Pew is combined with previous research indicating the complexity of mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders in the justice system and…

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Mass Shootings

Recognizing Mass Shooters And Potential Attacks In Public Places-Federal Research

Highlights An overview of two recent documents on mass shootings and mass shooters from the US Secret Service and the National Institute of Justice. Both…

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Police Response Time Increases

Characteristics Of High-Crime Communities-Dangers To Children

Highlights Where crime is concentrated? Income and location mean much to parents rating neighborhoods as to potential dangers to their children. It’s a unique and…

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Technical violations and rearrests

Employment And Crime-Do Jobs Prevent Or Deter Incarcerations?

HighlightsMost offenders were employed before their latest incarceration. ChatGPT (the new artificial intelligence website) offers the following, “Overall, employment can make a significant difference in…

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