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2010-Current John Jay, Monographs & Reports

Responding to Firearm Possession Charges in New York City

Initial Findings from the Multimethod Evaluation of the Bronx Osborne Gun Accountability and Prevention Program (BOGAP) July 2026 by Kathleen A. Tomberg, Rebecca Balletto, Gina Moreno, Sheyla A. Delgado, Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, Patricia Cobar and Jeffrey A. Butts Conducted with funding from the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Abstract The John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center evaluated the Bronx Osborne Gun Accountability … Continue reading Responding to Firearm Possession Charges in New York City

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National Print

What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

by Will Gottsegen  The Atlantic Daily  July 10, 2026 Donald Trump summoned the National Guard to Washington, D.C., last August in an attempt to “rescue” the city from “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” Since then, the number of soldiers in the capital has ebbed and flowed as states have lent their own Guardsmen to the cause. A month ago, there were just under … Continue reading What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

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Briefs, toptag

Minor Role III: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence

If recent changes in crime were due to changes in the legal handling of youth under 18, marked age-specific patterns would be observable. Such effects are not found in arrest data from New York City. Thus, it does not appear to be accurate to attribute recent increases in violent crime to the State law known as “Raise the Age.” Continue reading Minor Role III: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence

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