Crime is a “complicated social phenomenon” with many causes, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. “Easy answers are popular, but they are never accurate,” he said. Continue reading Will Zohran Mamdani Make NYC a Progressive Paradise? There are Obstacles.
On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay and his guest, Jeffrey Butts, consider what data really tell us about the level of violence in our country. Continue reading Us and Them
”What we never do is reflect back on ourselves to think, ‘Why are we having these problems and what do we do to prevent them from occurring in the future?’” Butts said. Continue reading Young NYC Detainees Sleep in Classrooms, Common Areas Amid Overcrowding, Lawyers Say
“Trump is not fighting real crime; he is staging political theater,” said Jeffrey Butts of John Jay College in New York. Continue reading Crime Is Falling Across the US, So Why Are People More Afraid?
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