10/30/20-Indianapolis Star “Person can claim to have accidentally killed someone while hunting, only for further investigation to later find it was an intentional shooting. In another scenario, a person can claim self defense, but it has to be proven,” Gary LaFree, CJRA Expert.
Month: October 2020
10/30/20-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “The surge in gun sales does not explain how rapid and abrupt the rise in homicides had been. Once the increase started, however, the greater availability of guns could have helped continue it,” Richard Rosenfeld, CJRA Expert.
10/30/20-David Kennedy “We need to tell them everyone wants you safe, alive, free and not getting locked up, killed or hurting others,” David Kennedy, CJRA Expert.
10/29/20-Politico “There are canaries in the coal mine, but … we don’t see the areas that are getting hurt because we don’t measure those areas,” Gbenga Ajilore, CJRA Expert.
10/29/20-New York Times “The increase has had nothing to do with the political affiliation of your mayor,” Richard Rosenfeld, CJRA Expert.
10/27/20-Washington Post “If police departments start to reject applicants because they have implicit biases there will be no one left to hire,” Lorie Fridell, CJRA Expert.
10/15/20-Indianapolis Star “A big question is when officers have to turn their cameras on, as well as when they can turn them off,” Nancy La Vigne, CJRA Expert.
10/09/20-Arizona Republic “We are now seeing the fringes, particularly on the right, but across the ideological spectrum, holding greater sway,” Brian Levin, CJRA Expert.