Highlights In three weeks, jails have contact with as many people as prisons do in an entire year. Each year, U.S. jails process an estimated 12 million admissions and releases. That translates into 34,000 people released from jails each day...

I defended or explained police practices in hundreds of articles. Consequently, I've been called every name in the book by people on both sides of the issue (including cops). Writing about policing, especially when it involves race, is not for...

Highlights Per the FBI, vehicle thefts are up 10.5 percent in 2020. It's higher in some cities. Carjackings and theft of Catalytic Converters are skyrocketing. Vehicle thefts dropped more than 50% in recent years. Have keyless fobs and the pandemic...

Highlights Reduced police budgets are correlated with increased homicides and violent crime. National violence is increasing per the US Department of Justice. In nine of the cities that made the most dramatic cuts to police department budgets, homicides rose by...

Highlights Based on recidivism studies of those released from prisons and those on probation, it's reasonable to assume that the release of offenders from jails contributed to the considerable increase in violence in 2020 and 2021. CNN's experts cited jail...

There is a new report from CNN and the Major Chiefs Association indicating that homicides increased 33 percent for major cities in 2020. Several weeks ago, we reported some of these key findings, which per FBI statistics show: a 25...

Corrections in the United States is a source of immense controversy. There are endless articles from advocates calling for prison populations to be cut in half, and President Biden supports the Cut 50 movement. Corrections and the judiciary are accused...

Department of Justice data indicates that violence increased significantly since 2015. And new data more clearly indicates that more than 230 people are shot per day. NBC News (quotes rearranged for brevity) From The Crime Report: While more than 100...

Highlights I responded to a national media source regarding the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Additional media outlets are also inquiring. What does the Act mean for law enforcement? Article I responded to a national media source regarding the...

Highlights Taking all recent polling data together, the overwhelming number of Americans have relatively high opinions of law enforcement regardless of background. Differences as to race or political affiliation exist but that doesn't negate strong support for cops. Article USA...