Dustin BalyStudy: Tough-On-Crime Policies Don’t Always Lower Crime Rates - The Crime Reportthecrimereport.org - By TCR Staff | 4 hours agoA new study by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice shows that “tough-on-crime” policies failed to lower crime rates in Sacramento, reports …
Dustin BalyCA Police Data Shows “Tough-on-Crime” Counties Experience Higher Crimethecrimereport.org - TCR StaffCalifornia has been in the spotlight in recent weeks for its battle handling crime spikes, and most recently their Sacramento battle recovering from …
Dustin BalyLAPD Emails Reveal Fallout of Citizen’s Botched Manhuntverified_publisherVICE Asia - Joseph CoxAfter Citizen's CEO Andrew Frame offered a $30,000 bounty on the wrong person, LAPD officers said they would no longer work with Citizen. Members of the Los Angeles Police Department reevaluated their relationship with the crime-fighting app Citizen after it placed a $30,000 bounty on the wrong …
Dustin BalyWhite woman who stole $250K gets probation, while Black woman who stole $40K goes to jail. Disparate sentences spark calls for reformcleveland.com - Cory ShafferCLEVELAND, Ohio – Two Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judges doled out disparate sentences this week to women who stole public money in separate …
Dustin BalyNew Documents Show Pentagon Rubber-Stamping Police Requests For Military GearHuffPost - Molly ReddenPolice are citing racial justice protests and routine 911 calls to ask for armored vehicles built for a battlefield — and the Defense Department is buying it. Last summer, as one city after another broke out in protest against the murder of George Floyd, some of the most enduring images were not of …
Dustin BalyIllinois Becomes First State To Pass Bill Banning Cops From Deceiving Youth SuspectsHuffPost - APThe legislation both a near-unanimous vote in both chambers, making the state one step away from banning the practice that contributes to false confessions. Springfield, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state Sunday to pass a bill that will ban police from lying to youth during interrogations ― …