Jeffrey Butts, a John Jay College professor who has spent his career researching juvenile justice, said the problem is too wrapped up in politics and rhetoric. What it really needs is thoughtfulness and nuance. Continue reading Syracuse’s stubborn youth crime problem: Does anyone here have the will to act?
Using police reports compiled by New York State government, researchers examined trends in the number of index crimes reported across the state between 2010 and 2024. Continue reading Major Crime Trends Differ in New York City and New York State
I was interviewed by InSight Crime, and the discussion was pretty interesting, so I made a video of some of my answers. Continue reading Building Community Safety with “Cure Violence”
The National Institute of Justice requested public comments via an announcement in the Federal Register asking readers to help make justice research and data resources more accessible to the public. Continue reading Comment on NIJ’s “Open Access” Plans
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