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…
View More Does Anything Work To Reduce Crime?Category: Prison-Jail
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?…
View More Can The Justice System Help Violent People With Mental Health Issues?Escaped Offenders Have “Extensive And Serious Criminal Histories”
Highlights The majority (85.7%) of individuals sentenced for an escape offense and released were rearrested during an eight-year follow-up period, which was higher than individuals…
View More Escaped Offenders Have “Extensive And Serious Criminal Histories”Deaths During Arrests Or Correctional Custody
Highlights Decedents injured or attempted to injure federal law enforcement officers in 59% of arrest-related deaths and discharged a firearm in 41% in FY 2020.…
View More Deaths During Arrests Or Correctional CustodyJudging Future Criminality Through Risk Assessments-USDOJ
Highlights The National Institute Of Justice offers data on which incarcerated groups have the highest rates of recidivism (i.e. arrests and incarcerations). We were…
View More Judging Future Criminality Through Risk Assessments-USDOJAdults 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…
View More Adults Reporting Mental Illness And Substance Abuse Were Far More Likely To Be ArrestedParole And Probation Totals Plummet Along With Incarcerations
Highlights Total incarcerations of people on parole and probation have decreased (see conclusions). Are we taking greater chances with decreases in the incarceration of violent…
View More Parole And Probation Totals Plummet Along With IncarcerationsEmployment 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…
View More Employment And Crime-Do Jobs Prevent Or Deter Incarcerations?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…
View More Police Stops Are Dangerous-Arrests Are Plummeting-Why Violence Is IncreasingThe 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…
View More The U.S. Correctional Population Declined 22%-A Decrease of 61,000 Offenders