The results show that the approach should be adopted in “any city trying to get a handle on gun violence,” said Jeffrey Butts, who worked on the study and is the director of the college’s Research and Evaluation Center Continue reading Arrests Expose Rift Between N.Y.P.D. and ‘Violence Interrupters’
Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that there was no discernible migrant crime wave. “I would interpret a ‘wave’ to mean something significant, meaningful, and a departure from the norm,” he said. “So far, what we have are individual incidents of crime.” Continue reading ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases
“If punishment was the key to public safety, we’d be the safest country in the world,” said Jeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “You get more public safety by working on underlying problems.” Continue reading What America’s shoplifting panic is really about
“It’s not surprising to see law enforcement get more comfortable with using various technologies,” Dr. Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College in New York City said. “The concern about law enforcement would be the fairness or equity with which they use those technologies.” Continue reading Police drone use in NYC prompts questions about privacy, discrimination
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