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Jury Convicts Three of Murder in Arbery Case

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

A jury has convicted three men of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, rejecting claims that they acted in self-defense. Arbery’s father, Marcus Arbery Sr., was seen crying and hugging supporters outside the courtroom after the verdict.“He didn’t do nothing,” the father said of his son, “but run and dream.”

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Guns

‘Age Matters’: The Deadly Link between Guns and Young People

By Andrea Cipriano | November 24, 2021

Age-based restrictions on firearm possession have been shown to help curb gun violence, but they’re not sufficient to reduce injury and mortality for young adults, according to a panel of Duke University researchers.

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Viewpoints

Why Punishing Bad Prosecutors Won’t Fix a Bad System

By James M. Doyle | November 24, 2021

If we want a safer criminal justice system, the habit of reducing “accountability” to punishment of individual bad actors will turn out to be a crippling mistake, writes TCR’s legal affairs columnist.

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Reforming the System

Civilians to Replace Cops in Handling Los Angeles Homeless

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

“We are never going to arrest our way out of this crisis,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a Tuesday morning press conference announcing the diversion program. Now, trained unarmed professionals will respond to nonviolent issues related to homelessness.

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Crime Prevention

Holiday ‘Smash and Grab’ Thefts Alarm Retailers

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

Experts on retail crime say the rise of crime before the holiday season is not a new phenomenon, but it has gotten more aggressive in recent years.

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Reforming the System

Youth Voices on Justice Reform: National Contest Opens

By Laura A. Jenny, Isaac Annan and Hannah Sussman | November 24, 2021

Young people are all too often left out of discussions about policing practices, the law, and the relationship between their communities and law enforcement. Here’s an opportunity to listen to them.

Drugs

Federal Jury Holds Pharmacy Chains Accountable for Ohio Opioid Damage

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Pharmacies were found to have dispensed enough opioids to provide about a dozen doses to each man, woman and child living in two Ohio counties every 12 months.

Investigations

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Subpoenaed for Role in January 6 Riot

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

Members of far-right militias called for violence, provided security for key Trump allies, and allegedly planned coordinated attacks to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Hate Crimes

'Unite the Right' Organizers Found Liable for Charlottesville Deaths

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

The mix of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Confederate sympathizers were found liable under Virginia law to have engaged in a conspiracy that led to injuries and loss of life.

Prisons

White House Says It Doesn't Support Closing Federal Prisons

By TCR Staff | November 24, 2021

The White House distanced itself from a proposal endorsed by Rep. Rashida Tlaib that calls for releasing federal prisoners over 10 years.

Immigration & Custom Enforcement

Trump’s ICE Recruited Sheriffs to Target Undocumented Immigrants

The Trump administration aggressively recruited local law enforcement partners and courted sheriffs who championed similar views on immigration policy to report and detain undocumented immigrants.

Policing

Anti-Corruption Rules Hamper New Jersey Cops’ Diversity Efforts

Critics say that a complicated set of rules enforced by the Civil Service Commission and meant to protect job seekers from public corruption have hamstrung efforts to include people of color.

Public Safety

Critics Blame Wisconsin Parade Tragedy on Bail Reform

The Wisconsin parade perpetrator, identified as Darrel E. Brooks, had a laundry list of crimes on his record, was wanted by police, and was out on an inappropriately low bail amount after intentionally running over a woman he knew, authorities acknowledged.

School Shootings

Parkland Shooting: Justice Department to Pay $130M for Investigative Failures

The FBI acknowledged two days after the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting that it had received the tips about Nikolas Cruz suggesting that he might open fire at a school — but had not investigated them.

Reforming the System

Rare Restorative Justice Mediation Used in Officer-Involved Shooting

Prosecutors have dropped charges against a former St. Louis County police officer who shot a Black woman in 2019 after the survivor requested a restorative justice mediation that focuses on repairing the harm caused by the offender.

Four Black Men Accused of Rape in 1949 Finally Exonerated

Lawmakers Push Biden to Fill Sentencing Commission Vacancies 

Louisiana Police Label Hispanic Drivers ‘White’ to Hide Racial Bias: Report

SUV Plows into Wisconsin Holiday Parade, Killing 5

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Research & Analysis

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    ‘First Amendment Right vs. Safety’: One City’s Analysis of Police Response to George Floyd Protests

    The Quattrone Center has released their Sentinel Event Review analysis of the Madison Police Department's response to the 2020 George Floyd protests, ultimately giving law enforcement 69 recommendations after identifying 133 factors that contributed to the violence.

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    Reform Prosecutors Claim Success in Reducing Incarceration

    A survey of 19 “progressive” city, state and county attorneys found that policies ranging from the elimination of money bail to the establishment of diversion programs had lowered jail and prison populations without significantly endangering public safety.

  • Immigration
    Immigration Court Backlog Reached Nearly 1.5M in October

    For every resolved case in the nation’s immigration courts so far this year, two new ones were added to the nation’s overcrowded dockets, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

  • Reforming the System
    The ‘Hard Tradeoffs’ of Shrinking America’s Prisons

    Policies aimed at reducing prison populations could produce “modest” increases in crime, even as they reduce America’s overreliance on incarceration, according to a forthcoming paper in 33 Stanford Law & Policy Review.

  • Race and Equity
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    Police Exposure ‘Detrimental’ to Black Youths’ Health: Study

    Black youth in America experience “disproportionate contact with police” resulting in multiple negative health outcomes, including adverse mental health, substance abuse, and impaired safety, according to a meta-analysis of peer-reviewed research.

  • Domestic Terrorism
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    DHS Warns of Growing Threat From Domestic Extremists

    A new intelligence bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security warns of increased activity from domestic extremists to exploit false narratives and promote violence online. The pandemic has exacerbated the threat, according to the study.

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  • At the Crossroads
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    Can We Build an ‘Infrastructure’ for Violence Prevention?
    By Greg Berman | November 23, 2021

    The small number of individuals involved in shootings within any given community are connected by a web of social relationships in which violence follows the same predictable pathways as any pathogen, suggests Chicago criminologist Andrew Papachristos. In the latest installment of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation “Crossroads” interviews, he explains how that research finding can inform efforts to reduce gun violence.

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    The Danger of a Return to Crime Alarmism
    By James Austin, Todd Clear, Richard Rosenfeld, and Joel Wallman | November 23, 2021

    The mistaken belief that crime in general is up will fuel public support for policies of the past that filled the prisons, worsened economic and racial inequalities, and did little to reduce crime, warn four of the nation’s leading criminologists.

  • Crime Trends
    DC Murder Rate Reaches 17-Year-High: 200 Homicides
    By TCR Staff | November 23, 2021

    D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III called reaching 200 homicides “very troubling,” noting “lives that matter in our city were unnecessarily taken away too soon.” The D.C. police union attributed the crime spike to “changes in policing born out of the 2020 summer of social unrest."

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    Why Prosecutor ‘Do Not Call’ Lists Help Curb Police Misconduct
    By Alissa Marque Heydari | November 23, 2021

    When Baltimore City and Prince George’s County recently released their lists of police officers who would no longer be called to testify in court, it raised more than a few eyebrows. But the real issue is that far too few prosecutors track police misconduct at all, writes the deputy director of John Jay’s Institute for Innovation in Prosecution.

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