Number-Size Of Law Enforcement Agencies And How They Submit Crime Data

Confidence In The Police Compared To Other Institutions

Highlights While it’s true that relentless media coverage of police use of force issues resulted in a hit to the reputation of the profession, within…

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State Per Person Spending On Law Enforcement

Did Homicides and Violence Decrease In 2023?

Highlights There is data stating that homicides and violence are down for select cities for the first half of 2023. Ten cities experienced an increase…

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Fear Of Crime

Are Mayors Getting Tough On Crime And Criminals?

Highlights “Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime.” “We are in a state of emergency right now.” “I think that people…

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Will People Stop Calling The Police? Response Times Increase Dramatically

Highlights The dynamics of response times have real implications for law enforcement policy. Community-based policing is promoted in just about every research study to improve…

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Should parents be held responsible for their child's crimes?

Are Billions Of Dollars In Community-Based Violence Programs Worth The Expenditure?

Highlights There’s nothing wrong with trying new community-based crime control strategies. The problem is what seems intuitive to so many doesn’t mean that programs will…

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Parole And Probation Numbers

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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