Leonard Sipes

Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it seems plausible.
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The data shows that the number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the highest it’s been in more than two decades.
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A University of Chicago professor said that research shows that students on college campuses (before the protests) are more fearful than ever before.
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Per the US Department of Justice and the US Sentencing Commission, the vast majority of rearrests for those on community supervision or parole and probation are for new crimes, not technical violations. The Council of State Governments Justice Center said the majority of these violations are for “minor infractions,” such as failing a drug test or missing a curfew.
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Are we ready to start criminally charging parents who contribute to their child’s violent acts? If so, we are about to undertake an unprecedented step with significant implications.
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There are multiple articles stating that Americans have no justifications for their concerns about crime. Are Americans clueless or silly or misinformed? Or are their concerns justified?
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Compromise is necessary considering that most Americans are in the middle politically. Without Independents, without consensus, there is no progress.
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Like crime, most Americans don’t feel safer which is why the topic is a leading concern of voters. What does the data say? Do we need to expand our understanding of crime?
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There have been 37 billion dollars in cybercrime losses since 2019. These crimes cost Americans far more financially and emotionally than street crimes or burglaries-larcenies.
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The FBI just released a preliminary full-year crime report for 2023 in record time. Throughout decades of FBI crime data, the release of full-year data has never happened this early.
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The President and others insist that violent crime has decreased considerably. Yet data, citizens, and recent media reports say the opposite. Who’s right?
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The latest report from the FBI shows arrests by age. Juvenile arrests are astoundingly high. The number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the highest it’s been in more than two decades.
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Data for the most prominent months for violent and property crimes are available. Times that most crimes occur are also offered.
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Are we at the point when writing factually about crime becomes impossible? This is the first of a three-part series on the use of crime statistics and research.
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Biden firmly states that crime went down considerably in 2022 based on the most recent yearly crime reports. He suggests that crime went down in cities. Is he correct?
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