Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement
Researchers conducted spatiotemporal analyses combining population data with publicly available crime-related data, including arrests, complaints, and summonses, to create geographically specific indicators for a range of crimes to investigate whether criminal justice processing varies according to the race and ethnicity of justice-involved individuals and the demographic profile of their neighborhoods. Continue reading Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement
Kansas Shooting Raises Questions About Kids Getting Guns
About 40 percent of people report in surveys that they live in a home where people own guns. So, why are we shocked that teenagers can get their hands on them? Continue reading Kansas Shooting Raises Questions About Kids Getting Guns
‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases
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
Public Broadcasting System (Illinois)
At Issue is a public affairs series from WTVP, the public television affiliate of Central Illinois. Hosted by Mark Welp, the program introduces viewers to public officials, community leaders, and experts on a wide range of topics. Interview about the Cure Violence approach and the status of research evidence. View the complete segment Continue reading Public Broadcasting System (Illinois)
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