09/13/19-The Appeal “It’s not yet politically safe to discuss the violent crime issue because so much of the public is still focused on the idea of retribution in that space,” Howard Henderson, CJRA Expert.
09/11/19-USA Today “There has to be some sort of hard hammer,I’d like to see some sort of zero tolerance or fair arbitration and taking reports more seriously,” Rachel Lovell, CJRA Expert.
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08/28/19-New York Times Data on clearances in a city can also only tell us so much because murder and murder clearances can be heavily geographically and demographically concentrated within a given city. Phillip Cook CJRA Expert.
08/25/19-The Appeal “Now for the first time in our lifetimes, you have both sides of the aisle competing to be the best in criminal justice reform, which is unheard of,” Howard Henderson, CJRA Expert.
08/23/19-Montgomery Advertiser “If your politicians are talking about more police, they’re blowing smoke. If they’re talking about different tactics, there might be something,” Richard Bennett, CJRA Expert.
08/16/19-The Alternative World “It can be difficult to persuade a victim of human trafficking to collaborate with a police investigation when such a victim is primarily concerned with more immediate needs,” Amy Farrell, CJRA Expert.
08/16/19-WFPL News “Specifically about school shootings, we don’t know a whole lot.,” Tom Mowen, CJRA Expert.
08/15/19-The Crime Report “The higher success rate in homicide investigations is closely linked to greater effort in gathering and processing forensic evidence,” Philip Cook, CJRA Expert.
08/11/19-The Hill “In addition, many have called for police reform, which entails more police technology, surveillance equipment, manpower, and increased training in diversity, implicit bias, and de-escalation,” Jennifer Cobbina, CJRA Expert.