A look into Milwaukee’s crime numbers, as the city prepares to host the RNC
“Interpret their discussion of crime as a reason to look into that issue, but do not believe what they’re telling you about crime,” said Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College. “All politicians across the spectrum will mislead and misuse the issue because they know it works.” Continue reading A look into Milwaukee’s crime numbers, as the city prepares to host the RNC
Shots Fired: How Violence Intervention Groups are Part of the Solution
Jeffrey Butts, a research professor with John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a member of the Rockefeller Institute of Government Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, said the two programs have based their approach to addressing gun violence on a “scientifically informed theory” about why young people sometimes act aggressively against others. Continue reading Shots Fired: How Violence Intervention Groups are Part of the Solution
Fact-checking the Biden-Trump Debate
Similarly, Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told the New York Times in February there was no evidence of a migrant crime wave in New York City after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants there in April 2022. Continue reading Fact-checking the Biden-Trump Debate
NYPD, Queens DA Investigate Possible Gun Smuggling in Migrant Shelters
by Samantha MaxGothamistJune 27, 2024 Researchers have consistently found that immigrants do not commit crimes at higher rates than the general public, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Jeffrey Butts said. But he said that not being able to get a work permit could tempt new arrivals to make money through illegal means “That’s a problem,” he said. “But that’s a function of our … Continue reading NYPD, Queens DA Investigate Possible Gun Smuggling in Migrant Shelters
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