Highlights This article is available as a YouTube podcast. Per a reader’s request, the article lists the primary factors that contribute to violent and overall…
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Category: Reentry
Felonies And Violent Crimes-Increasing Part Of Parole And Probation Caseloads
Summation This article is available as a YouTube podcast. Statistics on parole and probation from the Bureau of Justice Statistics are offered for 2023. 2024 data will…
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Most Offenders Do Not Pay Victim Restitution-National Crime Victims Week
Highlights This article is available as a YouTube podcast. This article recognizes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and asks why states do not enforce compensation…
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Many Criminal Offenders Do Not Want Drug Treatment
Highlights This article is available as a YouTube podcast. Examples from California, Oregon, and other areas indicate that many (most?) drug offenders do not want…
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When Pigs Fly-Democratic Think Tanks Get Tough On Crime
Highlights This article is available as a YouTube podcast. “Protecting people from crime is one of the government’s most fundamental and urgent responsibilities. However, the…
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Cities Say Social Programs Reduced Homicides-Are They Right?
Highlights This article is available as a YouTube podcast. It’s unrealistic to expect that limited social interactions by violence interrupters and program providers are going…
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Crime Discussions-A Liberal’s Think Tank’s Advice To Progressives
Highlights This article is available as a podcast on YouTube. Are progressives hurting their own causes with what they say about crime? “We are doing our…
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Cities-Baltimore-Crime Reductions And Misleading The Public
This article is available as a YouTube video. Cities are claiming significant crime reductions by providing services to potential offenders. They are downplaying the role…
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Is It Possible To Safely Release Violent Prison Inmates Early?
Highlights This article is available as a podcast on YouTube. This is a national story as several states contemplate reducing sentences for violent offenders. Per…
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How Many People With Criminal Histories Do We Interact With Daily?
Highlights You, your spouse, and your children interact daily with people who have criminal histories. Acknowledging this and evaluating potentially menacing or uncomfortable situations keeps…
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Parole And Probation: Dangers, Realities, and the Need for Change
Highlights There’s no national consensus as to what we want from parole and probation employees or agencies. Parole and probation agents supervise and…
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The Average Time Served in State Prisons Is 1.3 Years
Highlights The median (average) time served in state prison for all offenses is 1.3 years. This article is available via a podcast on YouTube. Author…
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How Many Crimes Are Prosecuted In The United States?
Highlights Most crimes involve reduced charges or dropped or deferred prosecutions. Concessions through plea-bargains, dropped charges, and limited prison sentences are seen as necessary to…
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Race-Criminal Justice Reform and Biased Offender Risk Assessments
Highlights If risk assessments of criminal offenders consistently show signs of bias, what does that mean for criminal justice reform? “There remains evidence that the…
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A Crime Victim’s Right To Owning An Offender’s Name And Money
Highlights Maybe it’s time for crime victims to appeal to the courts for redress and financial compensation to force their victimizers to pay a price…
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65 Percent On Probation Are Felons-50 Percent Are Violent-Agent Recently Murdered
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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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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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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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?
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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