Category: National Print

National Print

As Murders Rise, New York City Turns to a Police Alternative

[Cure Violence workers] “try to stop the cycle of retaliation, and because they are not seen as an extension of law enforcement, the people most likely to be walking around with handguns in their pocket will talk to them and will allow them to settle a dispute before it turns violent,” said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Continue reading As Murders Rise, New York City Turns to a Police Alternative

Unknown's avatarJeffreyButts
National Print

After Mass Shootings, Donald Trump Says Prosecutions for Firearm Offenses Hit Record in 2018

First, the vast majority of gun crimes are handled by state courts, not federal courts, said Jeffrey A. Butts, director of the Research & Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. So Trump is talking about a small piece of the issue. Continue reading After Mass Shootings, Donald Trump Says Prosecutions for Firearm Offenses Hit Record in 2018

Unknown's avatarJeffreyButts
National Print

Jacobin Magazine– Did You Really Think Trump Was Going to Help End the Carceral State?

Jurisdictions that make extensive use of parole tend to have higher recidivism rates because more of their returning citizens are under the surveillance of parole officers and subject to onerous parole conditions that, if violated, could send them back to prison. “Comparing virtually any group of states or cities with simple, aggregate recidivism figures is inherently misleading and should constitute statistical malpractice,” according to criminologists Jeffrey A. Butts and Vincent Schiraldi. Continue reading Jacobin Magazine– Did You Really Think Trump Was Going to Help End the Carceral State?

Unknown's avatarJeffreyButts