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From 2019, law enforcement officers have suffered a suicide rate 25% higher than the general population. Shockingly, the rate is 3 times higher than that of officers who die from duty-related shootings or vehicle pursuits. It's a crucial reminder that we need to prioritize the mental health of our police brethren. Let's take a moment to reflect and consider how we can better support those who serve and protect our communities. #mentalhealthawareness #police #lawenforcement https://lnkd.in/eibbfAGS

Marysville unfortunately saw a 189% increase in youth criminal filings in 2023 compared to 2021. In 2021, we had 79 juvenile arrests, in 2023, we saw 228 arrests. Assaults and domestic violence led the pack of offenses, but we also saw serious crimes like vehicular homicide, reckless burning, robbery, and display of weapons with intent to intimidate. We first saw these increases after a legislative change in 2021 that effectively prohibits police officers from questioning juveniles once probable cause for an arrest is established. We are concerned about these trends! #publicpolicy #juvenilejustice

⏰Time To Register: 📅Feb 29 Webinar Law enforcement-based victim services are most effectively incorporated into agencies when clear roles and responsibilities are established and understood. These depend on models of service provision and partnerships – both internal and external to the agency. Jurisdiction-specific statutes can affect protections that victim services personnel can and cannot offer when serving victims and co-victims. 👉Join us on Feb 29 when Meg Garvin and Amy Durall will help participants understand the following: ☑️ Service provision models ☑️ Victim services personnel role parameters ☑️ Legal statutes related to communication with victims and co-victims   #victimservices #victimassistance #lawenforcement #criminaljustice #publicsafety #roles #responsibilities National Policing Institute

For the twelve days of Christmas, here are the "12 studies of note" that anyone working in criminal justice policy should be reading over the holidays. From FWD: Advancing Public Safety in Washington D.C. (December 2023). FWD writes that local lawmakers "continued focus on increasing mass incarceration and lengthening sentences destabilizes the conditions that advance public safety. Luckily, there are comprehensive, evidence-based public safety solutions that have been proven to reduce crime, recidivism, and violence." A must-read over the next twelve days for anyone working on DC issues. FWD.us

On Friday we are hosting our event focussing on solutions to the mental health crisis in policing. Still time get tickets either in person, or online or for access to the recordings of the sessions 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBVXwEFB Another area we will be exploring some new thinking on is, the nature of the work police officers do, particularly those on the beat, on response or in custody suites . Amongst all the unavoidably difficult elements are their opportunities for change, to support vulnerable people? Leading social justice Cranstoun is driving innovation in this area by providing solutions in custody suites and in the criminal justice system. We think these can play a role in creating more positive, supportive interactions and reducing the feeling of helplessness when faced with, often repeat offending, or 'regulars'. This can support police officers aims of making a difference. At the seminar Darren Nicholas and Jason Harwin - KPM will talk about Cranstoun's whole system approach, and how by changing the system you can change culture also. Under their diversion scheme, Cranstoun perform a holistic needs assessment, enabling access to support services such substance use or mental health support and the reduction in re-offending rates is positive. Switching the focus to #publichealth and #harmreduction will be a key transformation for policing over the coming years. Come and find out more about it - watch the short video below to give you a taste of Cranstoun's programs. #policing #policementalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #ptsd #traumaawareness The University of Law

Strengthening the justice system to better protect domestic and family violence victim survivors The NSW Government will introduce significant legal reforms that will make it more difficult for those accused of serious domestic violence offences to get bail. The reforms include: Reversing the presumption of bail for serious domestic violence offences, by expanding the category of “show cause” offences. This will require alleged offenders to demonstrate why they should be out in the community. This test will now apply to the following offences: serious domestic violence offences committed by intimate partners, including sexual assault, strangulation with intent to commit another offence and kidnapping, with a maximum penalty of 14 or more years jail; and coercive control, which will be a criminal offence from 1 July 2024. Requiring electronic monitoring of people charged with serious domestic violence who are on bail. This means that this cohort is either held in https://lnkd.in/dD3kssHq

Thank you to all the Police and Crime Commissioner candidates who have so far signed our pledge to support the transformative tool of Restorative Justice. We've listed them all on the link below. If your local candidates aren’t on the list, please consider contacting them and letting them know how important Restorative Justice is and ask them to sign our pledge. This is important, as without support from the PCC, RJ services can be left underfunded and deprioritised, meaning it is much harder for people affected by crime to access it. And the evidence shows that restorative justice helps victims of crime cope and recover, reduces reoffending, and is hugely cost effective. #whyme #restorativejustice https://lnkd.in/e65Y7uy5

Pleased to share my presentation today at the 2024 Wisconsin Crime Victims Rights Conference where I highlight the many ways in which we must address trauma and build trust throughout all phases of the criminal justice system from policing to corrections. I note that procedural justice is one framework for doing this. I touch on many of the ways in which we can better align policies and practices with research, including through acting on the recommendations of our Council on Criminal Justice Veterans Justice Commission and Policing Task Force. Whether it is victims of serious crimes, veterans who suffer from the mental and physical wounds of wars, police officers who have witnessed violent incidents; and perpetrators who often grew up in families and neighborhoods plagued with violence, we know that accounting for exposure to trauma is essential to building a system that is fair and effective. Both the criminal justice system and other systems must do more to prevent crime and thereby create a society where fewer people are victims of crime. Once victimization has occurred, I point to solutions for empowering and restoring victims, including ensuring victims promptly receive trauma-informed services regardless of the disposition of their case and regardless of whether they themselves previously committed a crime. Working together, we can better achieve the objectives Americans across the spectrum share, which include reducing crime, especially the most serious crimes; making victims as whole as is possible; and ensuring we treat everyone with fairness and dignity.

Two years out from COVID-19’s peak, there continues to be no apparent correlation between changes in incarceration and violent crime. Learn more in the new report from JLUSA partner the Safety and Justice Challenge and CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance: https://lnkd.in/ecUv4ycc #RethinkJails