The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/research-analysis/page/2/)
As authorities begin to rethink the punitive approach to enforcement that characterized the drug war, they should also consider a change in the aggressive enforcement of gun laws that have had a similarly disproportionate impact on communities of color, says a Colorado law professor.
Black motorists in Virginia face more serious charges for “excessive speeding” than white motorists, according to a RAND Corporation study.
A landmark bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week will eliminate 17 fees charged to individuals involved in the state’s criminal justice system. The law is modeled in part on a pace-setting program launched by San Francisco in 2016 which has provided debt relief to 21,000 San Francisco residents.
A study by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse confirms what most attorneys already know: the personal predilections of the judge sitting on the bench matter as much to the outcome of a case as the facts at law.
Police departments should reallocate “significant” resources to solving serious crimes like murders and allow non-police professionals to deal with emergencies relating to mental health, according to a survey released by Safer Cities.
Supporters of organized labor often make an exception for police unions, which are seen as obstructionist and reactionary. But that’s a short-sighted approach which underestimates their potential as agents of change―and lets politicians off the hook, argues a Columbia Law Review paper.
The majority of people worldwide live in countries with high levels of organized crime, a crisis made worse by COVID-19, according to an index released Tuesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
The number of women serving life terms in prison has risen by 43 percent since 2008. Many of them might have received different sentencing outcomes if courts took account of the role played by trauma and abuse in their crimes, says the Sentencing Project.
A two-year study by the George Washington University Law School concludes that the use of ankle bracelets and other forms of electronic monitoring “undermines the ability of people to survive and thrive.”
The promise of $122 billion in federal stimulus funds for education reform comes at a critical moment, when the pandemic has aggravated the already “enormous challenges” faced by at-risk youth, says a Sentencing Project report.