03/16/20-The Crime Report “Many in the criminal justice research community have heard of an alarming decline in the number of BJS staff as a consequence of hiring freezes, staff attrition, and failure to replace departing staff and experts,” Crime and Justice Research Alliance.
03/13/20-The Crime Report “We find no relationship between SB54’s enactment and violent crime in California,” Charis E. Kubrin, CJRA Expert.
03/09/20-The Appeal “There’s a lot of research that shows that students of color are more likely to be targeted by teachers, principals and police officers in schools. … Kids who experience harsher treatment in schools are more likely to be funneled into the criminal justice system as they get older,” Kelly Welch, CJRA Expert.
Read the February 2020 newsletter here.
02/20/20-The Appeal “Bloomberg was attacked on issues that were easy to attack him on,” Howard Henderson, CJRA Expert.
02/20/20-Philadelphia Inquirer “Suicide is very preventable in prison and jail systems,” said Christine Tartaro, CJRA Expert.
Read the January 2020 newsletter here.
1/29/20-Social Work Today “Although trauma related to gun violence is usually associated with the victims and their social networks, there also is trauma related to perpetrators,” Natalie Kroovand Hipple, CJRA Expert.
1/29/20-Social Work Today “Perhaps the most disturbing traumatic effect of gun violence is that it can lead to more violence. Feeling unsafe, expecting to be victimized, and doubting that police will protect them, people in high-violence communities may choose to carry firearms for protection,” Jesenia Pizarro, CJRA Expert.
1/27/20-Pennsylvania Capital Star “You throw a really wide net and you catch a lot of folks you aren’t intending to catch in that net,” Natalie Kroovand Hipple, CJRA Expert.