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Examples include creating more green space in neighborhoods, strengthening nonviolent social norms, and providing more structure for youth, according to a recent review published by the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center. These interventions have not only reduced violence; they are also cost-effective and sustainable.
According to a new Pretrial Justice Institute report, extensive data prove that risk assessment instruments (RAIs) used on individuals seeking release pretrial are inherently flawed. They don’t accurately predict flight risk or violent crime offense risk, and are making assessments with biased data.
Protesters against police violence should be on the same side of the barricades as Second Amendment opponents of stricter gun controls, argues a Virginia law professor. Both fear the government’s “monopoly of force.”
Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. That would represent the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history, writes a computer security expert.
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, police are unlikely to play a significant role in enforcing compliance with advisories warning against travel and limiting the number of people around the dinner table to curb the spread of COVID-19—if the results of a new survey on police enforcement of pandemic restrictions so far are any indication.
Countering police claims that people released on bail helped drive an increase in shootings, a Loyola University study argues that a key factor may be the “stress” produced by the pandemic.
The Prison Policy Initiative looked at data from four states and nine cities and counties which have eliminated or reformed the money bail system to explore the impact of the measures on crime rates. Here’s what it found.
Criminologist Richard Rosenfeld argues that the measure championed by President-elect Joe Biden “laid the foundation for today’s emphasis on evidence-based criminal justice policy, especially policing.”
The pandemic has taken its deadliest toll on America’s prisons and jails. New guidelines prepared by a panel of experts in corrections, correctional health, economics, epidemiology, and related fields offer ways to mitigate the harm.
Traffic stops have been triggers for many of the recent fatal encounters between police and civilians. An Arkansas law professor suggests a separate traffic agency staffed by trained civilians could perform the same public safety function with less potential for racial bias and escalation of force.