Highlights Violence is pounding many distressed communities and groups. Higher rates of violence and crime are affecting lower-income communities, African Americans, the elderly, Asians, Hispanics,…
View More “It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”Category: Police/Law Enforcement
Are Progressives Responsible For Exploding Violence?
Quotes Dallas, Texas: When I asked chief Garcia what explained the rise in crime in the first half of 2021 and its decline in the…
View More Are Progressives Responsible For Exploding Violence?Who Commits Hate Crimes? National Institute of Justice
Highlights Many involved in hate crimes have histories of criminality/violence and mental health issues coupled with being under the influence at the time of the…
View More Who Commits Hate Crimes? National Institute of Justice
The Latest News Of Another Killing Breaks My Heart
Highlights “I’M SICK OF BEING QUIET ABOUT IT! It needs to stop!!! They’re killing a piece of me with each bit of tragic news.” “The…
View More The Latest News Of Another Killing Breaks My HeartPublic Safety A Priority Well Above Law Enforcement Reform
Highlights In Louisville, residents were more than twice as likely to cite public safety, not police reform, as the biggest problem facing the city. In Oklahoma…
View More Public Safety A Priority Well Above Law Enforcement ReformPolice Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJ
Highlights Police body cameras have no impact on use of force or a variety of variables per the US Department of Justice. Is this because…
View More Police Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJMayors Want More Arrests-Is This Our Last Chance To Control Crime?
Highlights Will cops return to proactive policing without assurances and guidelines? Are there firm rules of engagement? Chicago Mayor Lightfoot deems 2022 ‘make-or-break year’ for…
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Are Businesses-Jobs And Residents Disappearing Because Of Growing Crime?
Highlights Residents of high-crime communities are cut off from jobs and places to shop because of crime. No business will invest in communities deemed dangerous.…
View More Are Businesses-Jobs And Residents Disappearing Because Of Growing Crime?Faculty Member Offers Podcast On Crime In America With Leonard Sipes
Podcast Background Jim Dudley, a faculty member at the San Francisco State University interviews Leonard Sipes, owner of Crime In America. Net on crime rates…
View More Faculty Member Offers Podcast On Crime In America With Leonard SipesSmash And Grab Robberies Won’t Be Stopped
Highlights Smash and grab robberies can’t be stopped per a former chief of police. He’s right. Here’s why. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…
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Can Proactive Policing Save American Cities?
Highlights There is a big increase in the criminal victimization of urban households in 2021, 30 percent compared to 22 percent in 2020. Local fear…
View More Can Proactive Policing Save American Cities?Cops And Crime Changed American Politics
Highlights “Crime emerged as an issue in many of the mayoral races around the country.” Democratic strategist James Carvill: “What went wrong is just stupid…
View More Cops And Crime Changed American PoliticsAmerica-Spend More on Cops-The Great Reawakening
Highlights Calls to defund the police have hit a brick wall of increased violence, reality, and public opinion. “Anyone who says that more police don’t…
View More America-Spend More on Cops-The Great ReawakeningLaw Enforcement Is The Primary Provider Of Victim Services
Highlights Most referrals for services provided to crime victims come from law enforcement per the Department of Justice. If you include services from Victim Service…
View More Law Enforcement Is The Primary Provider Of Victim ServicesHomicide Rise in 2020 Largest in 100 Years-CDC
Highlights A quick overview of violent crime data from the Center For Disease Control and additional federal and reputable sources. “It is the largest increase…
View More Homicide Rise in 2020 Largest in 100 Years-CDCReplacing Cops With Social Workers in “Crisis”
Highlights Social workers are so backlogged that it can take a week or more to respond to urgent 911 calls. Police reform may have support…
View More Replacing Cops With Social Workers in “Crisis”Violent Crime Increases in 2021
Highlights Preliminary data for 2021 from non-federal sources indicate that violence continues to increase. Homicides increased by nearly 30 percent in 2020. Overall violence and…
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Big Increase In Police Officers Leaving Per BLS
Highlights Per The Marshall Project, “Reporters are enabling a false narrative about demoralized cops fleeing their departments in the face of criticism for their misconduct.”…
View More Big Increase In Police Officers Leaving Per BLSArrests and Police Stops Are Hazardous-Here’s Why
Highlights For police officers, being proactive and/or making arrests is extraordinarily dangerous. With the immense criticism directed towards law enforcement regarding use of force and…
View More Arrests and Police Stops Are Hazardous-Here’s WhyAre Half Of Harsh Police Encounters Due To Untreated Stress?
Highlights Does anyone care about police stress? Has society and cities abandoned cops and their mental health needs? How much of the total number of…
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