Incarceration sentences were almost evenly divided between prison (36%) and jail (37%) in 2009. Felony convictions were more likely to result in a sentence to prison (42%) than jail (33%). Nearly all incarceration sentences for misdemeanor convictions were to jail (53%) rather than prison (3%).
View More 42 percent of felony convictions result in a sentence to prison. 33 percent go to jailCategory: Violent Offenders
Top 10 Factors Contributing to Violent Crime-Updated
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More Top 10 Factors Contributing to Violent Crime-UpdatedNearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.
Crime in America.Net Our prayers go to Representative Giffords and all those killed or wounded in the tragic event in Tucson. We have reader questions regarding the…
View More Nearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.Violent Offenders Account for 60 Percent of Prison Growth Since 2000
Crime in America.Net For years, political and correctional systems throughout the country have been criticized for putting too many drug offenders in prison. The thought…
View More Violent Offenders Account for 60 Percent of Prison Growth Since 2000Is criminal history related to future criminality?
Crime in America.Net Dear readers: A student asks if recidivism (an offender’s return to prison or higher sanctions) is connected to criminal history. She is…
View More Is criminal history related to future criminality?Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.
Dear readers: In a day of huge budget cuts to criminal justice agencies and overall economic doom and gloom, crime continues to do down throughout…
View More Violent crime in America–lowest levels since 1973. Americans in cities remain confused.Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women
Dear Readers: “When Men Murder Women” is a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic and intimate partner violence if you can get beyond the…
View More Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering WomenThe Illinois Prison System: Dividing the Loaves and Fishes
Crime in America.Net The Chicago Tribune ran an article on the resignation of the director of the Illinois correctional system who instituted a series of…
View More The Illinois Prison System: Dividing the Loaves and FishesTaking a Pig and calling it a Princess:American Justice and The Economist
Crime in America.Net The Economist is on a tear; it published endless examples in a series of articles of people going to prison for trafficking…
View More Taking a Pig and calling it a Princess:American Justice and The EconomistUp to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.Net
There are tens of millions of children in the United States that exist hungry and unsupervised; something that every member of the criminal justice system…
View More Up to 93 percent of justice system youth experienced trauma. Crime in America.NetAttorney General Endorses Crime Control Programs: Research Cited by Crime in America.Net
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Project Safe Neighborhoods annual conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 and endorsed three crime control…
View More Attorney General Endorses Crime Control Programs: Research Cited by Crime in America.NetFemale juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percent
The juvenile justice system exists to protect the child, not to enforce public safety. That statement alone is enough to cause consternation and confusion. There…
View More Female juvenile delinquency doubled since 1985 while males rise 30 percentIs DNA Funding Keeping Violent Criminals on the Street? Crime in America.Net
Many of us see violent crime in the same way we see infectious disease; something that needs to be comprehensively addressed immediately. If there was…
View More Is DNA Funding Keeping Violent Criminals on the Street? Crime in America.NetViolent offenders more likely to die in local jails
New data from the US Department of Justice provides some insight as to medical and psychological issues associated with criminal offenders. The reference to violent…
View More Violent offenders more likely to die in local jailsJuvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.Net
Part three of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” This is the final installment in a three-part series analyzing data of from…
View More Juvenile offenders responsible for six percent of violent felonies: Crime statistics from Crime in America.NetOlder felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.Net
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net Part two of an analysis of “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties” A significant tenant in criminology is that…
View More Older felons an increasing problem for the justice system– Crime is no longer a young man’s game—Crime in America.NetRepeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One
Crime Statistics from Crime in America.Net In the nation’s 75 largest counties, an estimated 58,100 defendants were charged with a felony offense in one month–May…
View More Repeat Felons Dominate the Criminal Justice System—Most Convicted Felons do not Serve Time in Prison—Part One