Highlights There is a new report, Probation and Parole in the United States, issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Department of Justice.…
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Category: Prison-Jail
Correctional Supervision Decreased 23% Since 2012-Is There A Crime Connection?
Highlights Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it…
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Police And Justice Press Releases–Digital Media Get New National Exposure
Highlights We within the justice system are getting more exposure with our press releases and digital media than ever before from emerging national online news…
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The Myth Of Technical Violations And Parole And Probation Arrests
Highlights Per the US Department of Justice and the US Sentencing Commission, the vast majority of rearrests for those on community supervision or parole and…
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Twenty Top States For Police Spending
Highlights The top twenty states for spending on law enforcement. Correctional spending is included. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years…
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The Reader’s War: Progressives–Conservatives And Crime
Highlights There are more Independents than Democrats or Republicans. If we truly cared for the welfare of our fellow citizens, we would admit that we…
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Does Anything Work To Reduce Crime?
Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. What happens to crime studies of programs when compared to the best research methods? The…
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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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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…
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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.…
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Judging 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…
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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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Parole 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…
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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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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…
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The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013
Highlights The U.S. prison population was 1,204,300 at yearend 2021, a 25% decrease from 2011 (1,599,000). Per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, 58% of all…
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Pretrial Jail Inmates Increased Considerably Despite Bail Reform
Highlights Per The Bureau Of Justice Statistics, after a 37 percent decrease from 2019 to midyear 2020, the number of females confined in local jails…
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Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison Sentences
Highlights Does the public support incarceration for violent or repeat criminal victimizations? Let the public in each state decide the appropriateness of prison sentences and…
View More Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison SentencesCan You Change Violent Offenders? Crime in Washington, D.C.
Highlights D.C.’s mayor said she can bring gun violence down by 90 percent by focusing on “the people and places where most of the crime…
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