Highlights Law enforcement and justice agencies get to tell their story through proactive media and public relations. We decide how our story is told. We…
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Violent and Property Crime Increases Per USDOJ
Police Van Highlights Violent crime increased for a variety of categories. Property crime saw the first increase since 2013. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired…
View More Violent and Property Crime Increases Per USDOJ#MeToo Collides With Kavanaugh And Justice Reform
Highlights Accountability for offenders committing acts of violence against women is necessary. But criminal responsibility is gender neutral. Legally, what you do for one, you…
View More #MeToo Collides With Kavanaugh And Justice ReformNational Violent Crime Remains Consistent
Highlights Violent crime remains flat. Many cities continue to be plagued by violence. 78 percent of Americans worry about crime and violence a great deal…
View More National Violent Crime Remains ConsistentBrett Kavanaugh, Sexual Assault And Unreported Violent Crimes
Highlights Most acts of violence (including rape) are not reported to the police. Not reporting victimization is a shared, common experience among many if not…
View More Brett Kavanaugh, Sexual Assault And Unreported Violent CrimesHomicides And Violent Crime May Increase for 2017
Baltimore Police Helicopter Editor’s Note-For an update on this article, see Crime in America. Highlights Based on an increase in gun-related homicides, it’s probable that there will…
View More Homicides And Violent Crime May Increase for 2017School And Mass Shooting Data Are Wrong
Observations Data on school and mass shootings are often wrong and continue a history of misinformation when it comes to crimes against children. Author Leonard…
View More School And Mass Shooting Data Are WrongViolence, School Achievement and Future Criminality
Observations Schoolchildren exposed to violence have a tougher time learning. Violence also affects the success of people caught up in the criminal justice system. If…
View More Violence, School Achievement and Future CriminalityThe US Is One Of The World’s Safest Countries
Issues Some suggest that the United States is one of the world’s most violent countries. Some suggest that it’s comparatively safe. Who is correct? The…
View More The US Is One Of The World’s Safest CountriesUS Ranks Third For Women And Sexual Violence
Observation Thomson Reuters-“The only Western nation in the top 10 was the United States, which ranked joint third when respondents were asked where women were most…
View More US Ranks Third For Women And Sexual ViolenceDoes #Metoo Apply To All Violent Victimizations?
Observations If the #metoo movement wants sexual abusers held accountable, why doesn’t the same philosophy apply to all violent crime offenders? Is one violent victim…
View More Does #Metoo Apply To All Violent Victimizations?Massive Child Sex Abuse and Crime
Observations Child sex abuse and physical violence is part of the experience of 80-90 percent of women offenders. The sexual abuse history of women offenders…
View More Massive Child Sex Abuse and CrimeViolent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record Lows
Observation In 2016, fewer than half (42%) of violent crimes were reported to police. This is the lowest percentage of violent crimes reported since 1998.…
View More Violent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record LowsPredicting School Violence, Mass Shooters and Violent Crime
Questions Can we predict school or mass shooters? Can we predict future violence? Can we predict criminals who will re-offend and return to the criminal…
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Honesty, School And Mass Shootings
“..our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows.” – “The Great Dark.” Mark…
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56 Percent Say Reducing Crime Is A Top Priority
Observations 56 percent of Americans believe that crime needs to be reduced. 68 percent of Americans believe that crime is increasing. Author Leonard Adam Sipes,…
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Violent Crime Reduction Needs Context
Observations A small reduction in violent crime for the first six months of 2017 is good news, and we all hope it continues, but declaring that violent…
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Crimes Americans Worry About Most
Overview When you have 20 to 40 percent of Americans worried about street crime, and 65 percent concerned about cybercrime, it explains a…
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68 Percent Say Crime is Increasing in the US
Overview This article provides an overview of two recent documents from Gallup, one dealing with national and local perceptions of crime (is crime increasing?) and a second…
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Violent Crime Up? New Federal Report
Overview Per “Criminal Victimization” from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2015 and 2016 (The National Crime Survey), violent crimes went from 5 million violent…
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