Mass Shootings

We Tried To Ban Cops As Warriors-Then Came Mass Shootings

Highlights The law enforcement profession was immensely criticized for being warriors and not guardians. Then came mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…

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Fear Of Crime

Sending The Wrong Messages to Criminals: “They Know They’re Untouchable.”

Highlights “They Can’t Touch the Criminals. They Know They’re Untouchable.” Washington Post article on Baltimore violence. Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened…

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How Many People Are Victimized By Crime Each Year

African American Confidence In Law Enforcement

  Highlights Approximately 70 to 89 percent of Black respondents provided positive ratings of law enforcement ranging from a willingness to contact police in the…

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Does anything work to reduce crime?

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.…

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Most Crimes Are Not Reported To Law Enforcement

Has Police Reform Resulted In Thousands Of Crime And Accident Victims?

Highlights Fear of crime is at record highs. Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years. There…

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Police Training in America-An Overview Of Components

Highlights A total of 664 state and local law enforcement academies provided basic training to entry-level officer recruits in the United States. Nearly half (46%)…

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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…

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Per Biden-A Harsh Reality For Progressives And Crime

Highlights A new reality is taking hold of President Biden and progressives; citizens and businesses are demanding safety. It’s a profound change from the presidential…

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American Views On Crime

Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is Increasing

Highlights Ever wonder why violence is increasing? Are there reasons why arrests are plummeting, correctional populations are at record lows and thousands of cops are…

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The U.S. Correctional Population Declined 22%-A Decrease of 61,000 Offenders

Highlights We are at record lows for people under correctional supervision while urban violence increases. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five…

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