Now, with most of the fund already awarded, only 15 percent of that budget ($32 million) is left and, if the DA’s office doesn’t replenish the fund, grantees working on this kind of community reinvestment may need to seek private funding.
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The Justice Department has tapped more than 150 federal prosecutors across the country to form the The Digital Asset Coordinators Network to bolster law enforcement’s efforts to combat the rise in crime linked to the use of cryptocurrencies.
Airbnb’s recent decision to ban “open-invite” parties in its rental properties was welcome, but the jury is still out on whether the non-traditional hospitality industry endangers public safety in neighborhoods without adequate police oversight, writes a sociologist from Maryville University.
New Mexico is the latest state to join the the Auror Retail Crime Platform, an online tool that allows retailers to share security video, cellphone images and other information with their local law enforcement -— and contribute data to larger multi-state analysis.
Mayor Jorge Elorza said crimes involving a gun have dropped by over 49 percent, in contrast with spiking violence levels in 2020 and 2021.
Along with separate funds devoted to officer retention, the Safer America plan expected to be released Tuesday would also allot $1 billion for officer training that places a special emphasis on “accountability, transparency, and the well-being of state and local officers.”
The American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds offer local governments a unique but time-limited source of funding for investments to combat violent crime through non-carceral interventions, according to the Brookings Institution.
A 24-year-long study found that once young people fall into persistent offending patterns, punishments devised to curb their conduct are largely ineffective.
Since 2016, students enrolled in Project Rebound have had a recidivism rate of less than one percent.
Finding the balance between freedom and protection is the core dilemma facing protection professionals. In today’s world, the answers are not likely to please everyone, writes a security consultant.