3/3/25 – USA Today The number of hate crimes reported to police in the nation’s largest cities fell slightly in 2024 – an unprecedented and unexpected decline in an election year when experts predicted such crimes would rise, according to preliminary data from the Crime and Justice Research Alliance shared first with USA TODAY.
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2/23/25 – The Washington Post At least six top officials at the Federal Bureau of Prisons have announced plans to retire amid questions within the agency about its direction under President Donald Trump, according to the union representing BOP employees and internal communications reviewed by The Washington Post.
1/31/25 – Marketplace Anthony Pedro spent nine years in prison, and three of those years as a firefighter. When he got out, he got dropped off at the local fire department.
Approach Can Guide Policymaking and Program Investments, Yield More Credible Findings Experimental research is fundamental to criminology, but reaching consensus on rigorous evidence and using that evidence to determine what works remains an ongoing challenge to the field. In a new article, the former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) within the U.S. […]
1/27/25 – Phys.org Experimental research is fundamental to criminology, but reaching consensus on rigorous evidence and using that evidence to determine what works remains an ongoing challenge to the field.
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12/18/24 – MLive and The Associated Press The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, the city’s police chief said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.
12/16/24 – Phys.org The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatened individuals’ physical health but also seriously strained mental health and access to care.
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