OUT TODAY: CCJ’s mid-year 2024 crime trends report shows that homicide and most other violent crimes have dropped to pre-pandemic levels in a sample of U.S. cities. The report is the 13th the Council has produced since mid-2020. Explore the full analysis by Ernesto Lopez and Bobby Boxerman: https://lnkd.in/gGaqwuSd In addition to the longer-term trends, the study also documented declines for 11 of 12 crime types in the first six months of this year compared to the first half of 2023. Homicides were 13% lower, representing 319 fewer lives lost in the 29 cities providing data for that crime. Nineteen of those cities recorded decreases in homicide, ranging from a drop of 71% in Chandler, AZ, to an 8% decline in Austin. Nine cities experienced increases, ranging from 5% in St. Louis to 26% in Buffalo. Motor vehicle theft, a crime that had risen sharply since mid-2020, reversed its trend this year, dropping 18%. But shoplifting (+24%) was a different story. A crime that has received extensive attention from the media and policymakers, reported shoplifting incidents increased by 24% in 23 study cities during the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period last year. It’s unclear how much of the change may reflect an actual rise in incidents or increased reporting of incidents to law enforcement. Said CCJ Senior Research Specialist Ernesto Lopez: “Especially with homicide, the continuing downward trends are heartening, as every killing prevented is a life saved. But crime is heavily influenced by local factors, and many U.S. cities continue to face high levels of violence.” CCJ President and CEO Adam Gelb noted the encouraging trends while emphasizing the need for “policymakers and community leaders [to] accelerate the momentum by doubling down on crime-prevention strategies that are backed by evidence and are delivering measurable results.” The Council also released four new factsheets spotlighting trends in assault, burglary, larceny, and robbery. Check out these data-based snapshots and more crime trends research at: https://lnkd.in/gMypPkX2 The mid-year crime trends, as well as recent recommendations to improve the nation’s crime data infrastructure from CCJ’s Crime Trends Working Group, will be discussed at a live web event today, July 25, at 12ET: https://lnkd.in/gX9MPxdt
Council on Criminal Justice
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A center of gravity for the criminal justice field.
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The Council on Criminal Justice works to advance understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and build consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all.
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Marc Levin
Chief Policy Counsel at Council on Criminal Justice
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Maurice D. Wilson
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Abby Walsh
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Earlier this year, CCJ released research showing that disparity in imprisonment rates between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White people declined during the first two decades of the century, but that the precise size of the drop is unclear because of a conflict between data sources. In honor of National Hispanic American Heritage Month, we invite you to explore the analysis, which was produced as part of the Council’s Pushing Toward Parity project. The report found that in 2020, data collected from state corrections departments showed a Hispanic-White disparity ratio of 1.5-to-1; data from a federal prison survey, however, produced a ratio that was 2.7-to-1, or 80% larger. The gap in disparity ratios derived from each source has increased over time. In 2000, the two disparity ratios were roughly equivalent, but by 2020 the federal data disparity ratio was 80% larger. The measurement gap stems from how race and ethnicity are recorded and classified in each source. The choice of measurement method makes a large difference in the projected achievement of parity: if current trends continue, the Hispanic-White disparity measure drawn from state data would reach parity by about 2026, while the measure from federal data would reach parity about 30 years later. The research was produced by Georgia State University Distinguished University Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology (Andrew Young School of Policy Studies) William Sabol, Georgia State University Assistant Professor and CCJ Senior Fellow Thaddeus Johnson, and University of Maryland at College Park retired Chair and Professor (Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice) James Lynch. Learn more about their report and other elements of our racial disparities work: https://lnkd.in/gAUQht8u
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ICYMI: Don't forget to register for the Council's webinar on October 23rd from 1–2 p.m. ET. We encourage you to share with your networks and others who may be interested!
Join experts from the CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission and Crime Trends Working Group on October 23 from 1–2 p.m. ET as we unpack the research and highlight opportunities related to women’s justice involvement and domestic violence. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/gdugPanQ
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What are the implications of AI for criminal justice? How can we integrate AI tools in ways that promote justice, efficiency, and effectiveness and avoid exacerbating existing problems or creating new ones? This summer CCJ and the Stanford Criminal Justice Center co-hosted a national convening of researchers, policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and others to examine the promise and peril of AI in the criminal justice field. Today we released a summary of that fascinating conversation, which explored everything from how to train system professionals to maximize AI’s benefits and avoid misuse, to how to use AI to enhance justice system operations while protecting rights. Check out the report’s key takeaways here: https://lnkd.in/gV8wWhMe Jesse Rothman, Hassan Aden, James Anderson, Kirk Arthur, Chiraag Bains, Veronica Ballard Cunningham, Mike Buenger, Pam C., Ed Chung, Brandon del Pozo, PhD, Joshua Essex, Steven Harpe, John Hollywood, Yasser M. Ibrahim, Max Isaacs, Katie Kinsey, Nancy La Vigne, Glenn E. Martin, Carlos Martinez, Gabriele Mazzini, Ben Packer, Rory Pulvino, Meilani Santillán, Cornelia Sigworth, Radhika Singh, Danyelle Solomon, Rebecca Wexler, Dane Worthington
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Commission Director, Veterans Justice Commission, Council on Criminal Justice, DC think-tank. President and CEO - The Strategy District. Army COL and general counsel. OEF - V.
I was in prison again… This time to meet with about a hundred vets at the notorious San Quentin prison in California. Heart warming and heart breaking to visit with our troops who have violated the law and have lost their freedom - that same freedom they fought to protect. A lot of positive programming going on in SQ for our vets. What can we do to make sure they never need to go there? Curious? https://lnkd.in/gpdBEh7p
Veterans Justice Commission meets at San Quentin - Inside CDCR
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Check out our piece on pp. 5-7 in Translational Criminology Magazine with Natasha N. Johnson, EdD & William Sabol that unpacks the narrowing racial disparity in prisons to help ensure that progress isn't overstated. see the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/eK8J-w3k Council on Criminal Justice Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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A perspective from Republican State Senator Whitney Westerfield of Kentucky, a member of CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission, arguing that “America increasingly has a problem with the truth.” https://lnkd.in/gc9xPfqf
Opinion: I'm a Republican. America's problem with the truth is a bipartisan problem.
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A perspective in Governing from Brock Hunter, an Army veteran and adviser to CCJ's Veterans Justice Commission, on how states can better manage military veterans whose service-related trauma is a factor in their criminal offending: https://lnkd.in/g3jarCVp As part of its work, the commission has developed a policy roadmap states can use to expand alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for justice-involved veterans. “People who have served this nation in our armed forces have sacrificed to protect us," the commission said. "It is time to better recognize that sacrifice and take steps to ensure that our veterans are not lost in our prisons and jails, but instead receive interventions that can help them resume their responsibilities to their families, their communities, and their country.” Roughly 200,000 active-duty service members leave the armed forces each year, and while most transition successfully, many struggle with mental health and substance use disorders, the effects of traumatic brain injury, homelessness, and criminality. CCJ launched the Veterans Justice Commission in August 2022 to examine why so many veterans wind up in prison or jail and what we should do about it. Chaired by former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the commission includes former Defense Secretary and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, a former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, two formerly incarcerated veterans, and other top military, veterans, and criminal justice leaders. Learn more about the policy framework and the commission's other work - and keep an eye out for a final set of recommendations later this month: https://lnkd.in/gHNMGmnk
From Combat to Courtroom: How Criminal Justice Fails Our Veterans
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Thanks PBS News for inviting me to chime in about yesterday's verdict in the Tyre Nichols case and how to move forward. Council on Criminal Justice Georgia State University Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Natasha N. Johnson, EdD https://lnkd.in/eizrTmK6
Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death
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Join experts from the CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission and Crime Trends Working Group on October 23 from 1–2 p.m. ET as we unpack the research and highlight opportunities related to women’s justice involvement and domestic violence. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/gdugPanQ