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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994authorized the creation of an intergovernmental grant programwithin the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the hiring andredeployment of 100,000 additional community policingofficers on America's streets. The program that administers thegrants is the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS).
By virtually any measure, juvenile crime in San Diego and across California has plummeted in the past five years. What happened to the promised "predator generation" experts warned was coming?
Probation is a long-standing feature of the criminal justice system and is found in every state. Unfortunately, however, probation has not been as successful as its original proponents hoped that it would be: Approximately one-third of offenders placed on probation wind up in prison or abscond.
The Sentencing Project releases new report urging A Second Look at Injustice
Long-time readers know that I have long been a supporter of laws and practices that facilitate taking a second look at long sentences (see links below). I continue to be pleased to see more and more advocacy for second look sentencing efforts, and I am especially pleased to see this new 50-page report from The Sentencing Project titled Here is the start of its Executive Summary:
Lawmakers and prosecutors have begun pursuing criminal justice reforms that reflect a key fact: ending mass incarceration and tackling its racial disparities require taking a second look at long sentences.