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...Lawrence Rosenthal Abstract There is mounting evidence for something that some criminologists have dubbed “The Ferguson Effect”—when police face hostile public scrutiny, in the wake of a highly publicized incident of police misconduct, there is impressive evidence of police retreat, sometimes...

...Richard Rosenfeld Abstract Paul Cassell maintains that de-policing was a major cause of the spike in violent crime many American cities experienced during the summer of 2020. While plausible, Professor Cassell’s argument is unconvincing because it fails to explain why de-policing did not produce...

... in some forms of policing, which in turn are producing the homicide spikes. Crime rates are increasing only for a few specific categories—namely homicides and shootings. These crime categories are particularly responsive to reductions in proactive policing. The data also pinpoint the timing of the spikes...

...Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police © The Ohio State University Punishment That Works Less Crime A Safe Society: Report to the Storting on the Norwegian Correctional Services (English Summary) NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE POLICE SUMMARY Part I. The Background to the Proposals...

... that may lead to disparities in imprisonment. To describe these, WILLIAM J. SABOL Professor, Georgia State University THADDEUS L. JOHNSON PhD candidate, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University ALEXANDER CACCAVALE Atlanta Police Foundation This article was reprinted with permission...

...Brendan Cox If we are ever going to be successful at reducing the footprint of the criminal legal system response to people with unmet behavioral health issues, or those living in extreme poverty we need true up-stream solutions. Solutions that include allowing police, system actors and community...

... be present. This may be the police, correctional services, the school, child welfare services, health services, or other relevant bodies. In a case concerning a youth sentence, the police and the correctional services shall always be present. This meeting is where the restorative element of the sanctions...

... of the criminal act) is punished with a ne in Norway, the law states that when a ne is imposed, an alternative sentence of imprisonment from one to 120 days is set. 1 This rule applies whether the ne is set by the police, the prosecutor, or a court. This system of monetary nes has been part of the Norwegian...

... the impact of these conditions on the individual, and public safety overall. COVID-19 Vaccination as a Condition of Federal Community Supervision NILA BALA Director of Legislative Initiatives, Policing Project, NYU School of Law I. Introduction On August 16, 2021, Eloisa Pimental was released on bail...

...Chris Albin-Lackey Abstract The US Department of Justice’s investigation into the Ferguson, MO police department blew the lid off of a hidden, nationwide scandal. Too many police departments and courts all over the country were using predatory fines and fees to extract wealth from their communities...

... situation when I received notice from my probation officer that the judge that released me contacted the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and reported me as non-compliant due to a change of address within Maryland, which I failed to notify. As a former DC prisoner with a prior gun charge, I am obligated...

... to reverse the explosive growth of imprisonment over the last three decades, is by no means assured. Many of the factors that produced mass incarceration, including the structure of sentencing laws, prosecutorial attitudes, policing practices and court routines remains very much intact. This essay recommends...

..., and police unions) poses a substantial obstacle to significant change. Prosecutors often resist changes that would reduce their bargaining power and corrections officials and others with a stake in prison expansion often support mandatory sentencing laws. The Commission should use its influence to serve...

... offenses in 27 US cities during the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest over police violence. Not all cities reported data for each offense. Residential burglaries, larcenies, and drug offenses fell signi cantly during the pandemic. Residential burglary dropped by 20% between February and June 2020...

... sentencing punishment civil rights racism hate segregation law enforcement policing Los Angeles San Francisco California conservative movement media addiction possession opium marijuana cannabis A History of Early Drug Sentences in California: Racism, Rightism, Repeat SARAH BRADY SIFF...

... factors, including demographic changes, changes in policing tactics, and improving economic conditions. conviction rates for nearly all offenses, have been the primary drivers of the incarceration boom. Changes in arrest patterns have also likely contributed to incarceration growth. As crime rates have...

... to education or other non-law enforcement purposes, federal law allows a local police force to ÒfederalizeÓ a seizure and receive back 80% of the assets for its own budget.2 Under this arrangement, some local police forces have managed to double or triple their appropriated budgets through forfeitures.3...

... and train Òsweeps,Ó undercover Òbuy and bustÓ operations, use of paid informants, roadblocks to search for drugs, use of high-tech equipment to search for drugs, and pretextual vehicle stops, especially those involving Òracial proÞling.Ó14 All of these activities are examples of a proactive policing model...

... are dangerously close to that level.2 Added to the impact of poverty on the criminal justice system is the impact of volume. Accelerating urbanization has created enormous administrative problems. Last year, in New York City, the police made over 200,000 arrests. Millions of dollars and millions of man-hours...

... or pulling levers model that was piloted in Boston in the mid-1990s when the city faced one of the country s highest youth homicide and violent crime rates. In response, the Boston Police Department teamed with researchers from Harvard University to develop the Boston Gun Project (also known as Boston...