The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/author/jackatme/)
Female detainees are driving the growth of jail populations, and they account for a disproportionate number of deaths in custody, according to an analysis by the Prison Policy Initiative of data compiled between 2000 and 2018.
The study by researchers at the University of Georgia and Mississippi State University found that youth whose parents monitored them, were consistent in their parenting, and had high levels of behavioral control were at lowest risk for adult crimes.
New York City’s police department, the largest in the United States, has announced it will train all 35,000 of its officers in de-escalation, using an approach designed to reduce violent encounters and injuries to both officers and citizens.
In Missouri, Black men are now four times more likely than a white person to die of an overdose, prompting some doctors to call the disparity a “civil rights issue.”
The decision requires police to get a warrant to enter the home of a suspected misdemeanant if time permits, but certain circumstances allow police to enter warrantless.
Anna Morgan Lloyd, 49, of Indiana was given three years probation, after her attorneys pointed out she was not involved in any violence. Meanwhile, a member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive investigation.
David Chipman, a gun control advocate, is likely to face opposition in the Senate by Republicans, particularly based on his support for banning assault weapons.
Rodney Scott, who took over the agency during the final year of the Trump administration, was an avid supporter of “zero-tolerance policies” and building the border wall.
The police request to access Google location information could be tailored to bypass Fourth Amendment protections that fail to fully cover the new technology’s potential.
To address rising gun violence, New York City’s next mayor should invest in community violence intervention strategies, after-school programs, and drug and mental health programs, say surveyed Democratic primary voters.