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 WomenCategory: Violent Offenders
The 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