A $300 million initiative that combined job training with anti-violence campaigns was shut down earlier this year because New York City officials say they don’t know how many people participated or found work thanks to the program. Continue reading NYC Signed $300M Deal with Energy Start-up for Job Training, but Doesn’t Know if it Wworked
Virginia is reporting its lowest recidivism rate in more than 20 years—tied with Minnesota for the second lowest in the nation, but Professor Jeffrey Butts at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York is not impressed. Continue reading Virginia Boasts of Low Prison Recidivism — Experts Challenge That Claim
“A community might show higher rates of reported robberies because residents are more likely to trust the police and more likely to report crimes when they occur. Unreported crimes don’t show up in police statistics, but that’s not a public safety indicator,” he added. Continue reading New York Robberies are Still on the Rise
“Robbery statistics depend on citizen reporting,” said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Continue reading Map Shows Cities with Highest Rates of Robbery
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