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Marijuana was Decriminalized. Here’s what that Means for Queens.
Author Victoria Merlino
Affiliate Queens Daily Eagle
Date 6/21/2019
In Categories: News
Marijuana Decriminalization is Expanded in N.Y., but Full Legalization Fails
Author Jesse McKinley & Vivian Wang
Affiliate New York Times
Date 6/20/2019
In Categories: News
New numbers show misdemeanor arrests dropped by 50 percent in Durham in the last 10 years
Author Jamiese Price
Affiliate CBS 17 News
Date 5/17/2019
In Categories: News
New Study Examines Misdemeanor Arrest Trends in Durham
Author Chris Williams
Affiliate Spectrum Local News
Date 5/17/2019
In Categories: News
Study: Durham misdemeanors down but blacks arrested more than whites, Latinos combined
Author Virginia Bridges
Affiliate News Observer
Date 5/17/2019
In Categories: News
Data show how inequalities in marijuana enforcement disproportionately harm Black and Latino communities
Author Ashley Winstead
Affiliate Arnold Ventures
Date March 6, 2019
In Categories: News
Article includes Alphonso David’s speech regarding the release of our marijuana enforcement report, suggesting that New York will use insight from it to shape policy.
Marijuana Arrests Plummet in NY; Still High for Blacks, Hispanics: Study
Affiliate The Crime Report
Date 2/11/2019
In Categories: News
As NY Eyes Legal Cannabis, Racial Disparities Linger in Arrest Rates
Affiliate NY Law Journal
Date 2/8/2019
In Categories: News
Radio Interview: Marijuana Arrest Report
Affiliate The Capitol Pressroom
Date 2/8/2019
In Categories: News
The Data Collaborative for Justice’s Director, Preeti Chauhan, is interviewed on The Capitol Pressroom about findings from our report, Trends in Marijuana Enforcement in New York State, 1990-2017.
Report shows historical impact of misdemeanor marijuana arrests
Affiliate Albany Times Union
Date 2/9/2019
In Categories: News
The Albany Times Union uses data from our latest report on misdemeanor marijuana enforcement to discuss past trends and the potential for future legislation.
Report: Arrests for Low-Level Offenses Declining in NY, but Disparities Remain
Author Andrew Denney
Affiliate The New York Law Journal
Date December 26, 2018
In Categories: News
New York Law Journal article highlighting findings from the release of MJP’s latest report, Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests in New York, 1980 to 2017. The article focuses on the decline in misdemeanor arrests in New York while the racial differences remain steady.
New York City Murders on Track to Fall for Third Year
Affiliate Wall Street Journal
In Categories: News
Our recent report, Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests in New York, 1980-2017, is referenced in this article on falling crime rates in New York City.
Addressing the Harms of Prohibition: What NYC can do to Support an Equitable Cannabis Industry
Affiliate NYC Comptroller
Date December 6, 2018
In Categories: News
Report from the NYC Comptroller’s Office on supporting an equitable cannabis industry. This report references our Trends in Arrests for Misdemeanor Charges, New York City, 1993-2016 report.
Louisville’s Jail Policy Committee supports bail reform
Author Katrina Helma
Affiliate WDRB
Date October 30, 2018
In Categories: News
Louisville’s Jail Policy Committee met to review preliminary data collected by the Louisville Research Network site.
Misdemeanor arrests decline in Seattle as racial disparities remain
Affiliate Cross Cut
In Categories: News
On October 25th, the Seattle site of the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice released their report, Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests, Referrals and Charges in Seattle. This article points out some highlights and takeaways from the report.
Arrests on decline for lower-level crimes in St. Louis, with racial gap closing, researchers find
Affiliate STL Today
In Categories: News
Article highlighting findings from the release of our St. Louis Research Network site’s first report, Tracking Enforcement in the City of St. Louis, 2002-2017. Findings suggest that police are making fewer arrests for lower-level crimes and the gap between arrest rates for Blacks and Whites is narrowing.
Big drop in African-American arrests in St. Louis over last 15 years, UMSL study shows
Affiliate NPR
In Categories: News
Article from NPR highlighting findings from the release of the St. Louis Research Network site’s new report, Tracking Enforcement in the City of St. Louis, 2002-2017. This article focuses on the major finding that while Black individuals are more likely to face enforcement actions than Whites, the gap is narrowing.
New study shows drop in police enforcement in St. Louis City
Affiliate KMOV 4
In Categories: News
Coverage of findings from our St. Louis Research Network site’s report release, highlighting a drop in police enforcement, especially with regards to lower level offenses, in St. Louis.
Why getting tough on crime in hot spots may not be the answer
Affiliate London School of Economics
In Categories: News
The London School of Economics wrote about Eric Piza’s article in our special issue of Criminal Justice Policy Review on their blog. This post, Why Getting Tough on Crime in Hot Spots may not be the Answer, highlights the findings from Piza’s article, mainly that police officer ‘guardian actions’ may have had a stronger effect […]
New York City’s New Criminal Justice Reform Act Has Immediately Impacted the Number of Summonses and Warrants Issued
In Categories: News
John Jay News highlights the Misdemeanor Justice Project’s New Report, The Criminal Justice Reform Act Evaluation: Post Implementation Changes in Summons Issuance and Outcomes. This article highlights five important takeaways from the report and a link to the full report.
Criminal Justice Policy Review to release online special issue dedicated to the Misdemeanor Justice Project (MJP) of John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Author Elaine Haskins
Affiliate Courier Express
Date May 2018
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
Criminal Justice Policy Review will release an online special issue on May 11 dedicated to the Misdemeanor Justice Project (MJP) of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A printed version of the special issue will be released later this year. The Criminal Justice Policy Review journal is edited by Dr. Daniel Lee and published by […]
NYC Criminal Justice Reforms Effective in Diverting Offenders, Report Finds
Author Andrew Denney
Affiliate New York Law Journal
Date September 5, 2018
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - CJRA
Article highlights the Misdemeanor Justice Project’s recent report on post-implementation outcomes of the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA). Results from this report are cited throughout the article indicating that since the implementation of CJRA, there has been a dramatic reduction in the number of offenses handled in criminal courts.
Report: City’s Criminal Justice Reform Act has been a success
In Categories: News
Article highlights some of the important takeaways from the recent MJP report on post-implementation outcomes of the Criminal Justice Reform Act.
Disrupting Bail: An Innovative Criminal Justice Reform Idea Gains Momentum- And Funders
Author Inside Philanthropy
Date May 22, 2018
In Categories: News
Misdemeanor Justice Project is mentioned in this article as one of the organizations tackling the lack of data in the Criminal Justice field.
Guaranteeing representation at first court appearance may be better for defendants, and cheaper for local governments
Affiliate London School of Economics
In Categories: News
Great article on the impact of counsel at first appearance from the paper, “What Difference Does a Lawyer Make? Impacts of Early Counsel on Misdemeanor Bail Decisions and Outcomes in Rural and Small Town Courts” by Andrew Davies, Reveka Shteynberg, Kirstin Morgan and Alissa Pollitz Worden from our special issue of Criminal Justice Policy Review.
With the Backing of Top Funders, This Group is Taking the Criminal Justice System to Court
Author Inside Philanthropy
Date April 24, 2018
In Categories: News
Inside Philanthropy article highlights the Misdemeanor Justice Project among the work of other Laura and John Arnold Foundation grantees.
Study: Police Are Less Active on Misdemeanors
Author The Chief
Date Feb. 12, 2018
In Categories: News Article
Data from our recent report, Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests in New York City, 1993-2016, is highlighted in this article from The Chief about the significant shift in misdemeanor arrests between 1993 and 2016
UrbaNerd: Dramatic Shifts in NYPD Street Arrests in the De Blasio Era
Author City Limits
Date February 1, 2018
In Categories: News Article
Data from our newest report, Trends in Arrests for Misdemeanor Charges in New York City, 1993-2016, is included in this article from City Limits.
New York City to end cash bail for non-felony cases in win for reform advocates
Author The Guardian
Date January 2018
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I & II
Data from two of our reports are used in this piece from the Guardian to highlight trends in misdemeanor arrests and average lengths of stay for misdemeanors in New York City. Our data is used in reference to the Manhattan and Brooklyn DA’s recent announcement that they will no longer seek bail for most misdemeanors.
The Misdemeanor Justice Project: Using Data to Guide Criminal Justice Reform
Author Translational Criminology
Date Fall 2017
In Categories: News Article
The latest issue of Translational Criminology features the MJP article The Misdemeanor Justice Project: Using Data to Guide Criminal Justice Reform. Translational Criminology is published by the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy out of George Mason University. MJP Advisory Board member, Cynthia Lum, is the CEBCP Director and the magazine’s Editor.
Rikers closure plan relies on sustaining recent reductions
Affiliate Politico
Date April 2017
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
When Mayor Bill de Blasio recently pledged to close the troubled Rikers Island jail, it was premised on the condition that the city reduce the overall inmate population to an average of 5,000 people in custody citywide. De Blasio set a 10-year goal for that reduction, matching a call from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and an independent commission chaired by former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, which sketched a plan for the city to close the jail within a decade […]
Knowledge for Justice: The Rising Tide of Grants for Criminal Justice Research
Author Inside Philanthropy
Date March 2017
In Categories: News
Philanthropy largely ignored criminal justice for decades—even as harsh sentencing practices were enacted nation-wide and mass incarceration gained steam. Then, a few years ago, more funders started to pay attention—including some major philanthropists like Laura and John Arnold, Bill Ackman, and others. New faces keep showing up, including Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna who are pumping […]
Minor Crimes, Major Challenges
Affiliate The Crime Report
Date February 2017
In Categories: News
Responding to minor crimes is arguably one of the most critical activities of any police department. The resource demands are certainly substantial. These enforcement actions also provide opportunities to reduce crime and enhance public trust. In addition, they pose considerable safety risks to the responding officers […]
Criminal (In)Justice Podcast: Why Misdemeanors are a Major Problem
Affiliate Criminal (In)Justice
Date 2/28/2017
In Categories: News
We hear a lot about crime trends, almost always involving homicides or felonies. But the vast majority of criminal offenses are misdemeanors. These convictions can have a major impact on employment, education, you name it – yet they are hardly studied at all. Our director, Preeti Chauhan, teams up with Advisory Board Member David Harris […]
A needed reprieve for young N.Y. men: Police enforcement actions are way, way down
Affiliate NY Daily News
Date January 2017
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
As New Yorkers celebrate the city’s historic low crime rates, they should also take pride in two other trends in the criminal justice system. After years of steep increases, NYPD enforcement actions — arrests, summonses and stops — dropped again, to record lows in 2016 […]
New York City Policing, by the Numbers
Affiliate New York Times
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
The warnings began even before Bill de Blasio was sworn in as New York City’s mayor in January 2014. A safe New York depended on the aggressive policing tactics that began in the 1990s and flourished under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police commissioner, Ray Kelly. Without those tactics, the doomsayers said, the city would […]
Officials Debate Decriminalizing Minor Offenses
Affiliate Wall Street Journal
Date April 2015
A New York City Council plan to decriminalize certain low-level violations—such as public urination or drinking alcohol in public from an open container—has sparked intense debate among state and city officials about how these so-called quality-of-life offenses should be treated by police and the courts […]
Crime Dips in New York as Misdemeanor Arrests Rise, Report Says
Affiliate New York Times
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Two decades ago, New Yorkers were more likely to be arrested in the middle of Manhattan for a misdemeanor than in any other neighborhood. Then, as crime fell, minor arrests in the heart of the city went down too. But almost everywhere else, they skyrocketed. The brunt of those arrests fell on young black and […]
Misdemeanor Justice Project - Phase I & II
Since 2014, the Misdemeanor Justice Project – Phase I & II has attracted noteworthy media attention. This section compiles news coverage on our work (Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests in New York, the Summons Report: Trends in the Issuance and Disposition of Summonses in New York City, 2006-2013, Tracking Enforcement Rates in New York City, 2003-2014, and Mapping Mobility of Individuals Arrested for Misdemeanors in New York City, 2006-2014), as well as, the enforcement of low-level offenses.
For non-white New Yorkers, marijuana arrests more often lead to conviction
Affiliate Politico
Date May 2017
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I & II
NYC Has Cut Pretrial Jail Admissions, While Increasing Length of Stay
Author Forensic Magazine
Date April 2017
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
Average Bail for Pretrial Detainees in NYC Doubled to $16,800, Report Finds
Author The Crime Report
Date April 2017
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
Report Examines Pretrial Detention in New York City
Author Medical XPress
Date April 2017
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
Misdemeanor Justice Project Report Examines Pretrial Detention in New York City
Author John Jay News
Date April 2017
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
NYC Jail Admissions Drop 46.9% Over Two Decades
Affiliate The Crime Report
Date December 2016
In Categories: News
Younger Inmates Top Decline in Population At Rikers Since ’95
Affiliate The Chief
Date December 2016
In Categories: News
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I & II
Broken-Windows Policing Is a High-Arrest Program
Affiliate Huffington Post
Date August 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Far from Home
Affiliate The Crime Report
Date June 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase II
New Report Proves Broken Windows is a Failed Policy, NYPD Refuses to Accept the Truth Calling Study “Deeply Flawed”
Affiliate Atlanta Black Star
Date June 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
New York City Is Set to Adopt New Approach on Policing Minor Offenses
Affiliate New York Times
Date January 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
After months of negotiations, Council to consider low-level offense reform
Affiliate Politico New York
Date January 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Ray Kelly says city “doesn’t feel safer” without stop-and-frisk
Affiliate NY Post
Date January 2016
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Crime Remains Steady as Arrests, Summonses and Stop-and-Frisks Drop in the City
Affiliate New York 1
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Police “enforcement actions” drop during de Blasio’s first year
Affiliate NY Post
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
“Extreme” racial disparity in local N.J. arrests, ALCU report finds
Affiliate NJ.com
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
The Chief: A John Jay Study: Decline in Stops Pays Dividend
Affiliate The Chief
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Bratton “Shame On” Former Comm. Kelly for Accusations Of Fudging Crime Statistics
Affiliate CBS Local
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Who to call on the police instead of the police
Affiliate Amsterdam News
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Data Keeps Pointing Away from Crime Wave
Affiliate The People's Vangaurd of Davis
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Anxiety Aside, New York Sees Drop in Crime
Affiliate New York Times
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Ray Kelly accuses Bratton of fudging “record low” crime stats
Affiliate NY Post
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
The Case Against Stop-and-Frisk, Chapter DXXIII
Affiliate Reason.com
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Decline in Stop-and-Frisk Tactic Drives Drop in Police Actions in New York, Study Says
Affiliate New York Times
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
In New York City, Police Stops and Crime Are Both Down
Affiliate Wall Street Journal
Date December 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System
Affiliate The Sentencing Project
Date November 2015
Court Observers Learn Stories Behind New York’s Jaywalkers and Subway Scufflers
Affiliate New York Times
Date July 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
NYPD accused of destroying evidence showing cops issued bogus summonses to meet quotas
Affiliate NY Daily News
Date July 2015
NYPD and NYC attorneys accused of destroying proof that cops are writing bogus tickets to hit quotas
Affiliate Alternet
Date July 2015
NYPD, NYC attorneys accused of destroying evidence of policing quotas
Affiliate Sputnik News
Date July 2015
Darker than Blue: Policing While Black in NYC
Affiliate The New Yorker
Date June 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Jails: Recommendations for Local Practice
Affiliate Brennan Center for Justice
Date June 2015
A Millennial’s Guide to “Broken Windows”
Affiliate Yale ISPS
Date May 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Bratton Explores Giving Warnings in Lieu of Arrests for Minor Offenses
Affiliate New York Times
Date May 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Council seeks deal with NYPD by year’s end to expand use of summonses for minor offenses
Affiliate Silive.com
Date May 2015
Bratton Pushes Back Against Council Speaker’s Proposal to Decriminalize Some Minor Violations
Affiliate New York 1
Date April 2015
Summonses for Minor Crimes Keep Falling, Report Says, but Many Still Lead to Arrest Warrants
Affiliate New York Times
Date April 2015
State’s Top Judge Says Some Minor Offenses Should Be Decriminalized
Affiliate NY Daily News
Date April 2015
New Study Indicates New York Might Be Better Off Cooling It With Petty Ticketing of Citizens
Affiliate Reason.com
Date April 2015
NYC Cops Issue 1,000+ “Quality of Life” Summonses Per Day
Affiliate The Crime Report
Date April 2015
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton Defends “Broken Windows” Policing
Affiliate Wall Street Journal
Date April 2015
NYC Police Commissioner defends “broken windows” policing but will compromise
Affiliate WHBL
Date April 2015
Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America
Affiliate Vera Institute of Justice
Date February 2015
The Real Scandal at 1 Police Plaza
Affiliate Huffington Post
Date January 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
City Council Power Over Broken Windows Policing
Affiliate Gotham Gazette
Date January 2015
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Reducing Jail: A New York Story
Affiliate Talk Poverty
Date December 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
What Bratton Isn’t Telling You About Broken Windows
Affiliate Gothamist
Date December 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Stop-And-Frisk Is Declining, But Advocates Say The NYPD’s Real Problem Hasn’t Changed
Affiliate Huffington Post
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
A Surprising Portrait of the Misdemeanor Criminal
Affiliate Wall Street Journal
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Will Pot Pack New York’s Courts?
Affiliate New York Times
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Bratton Explains Rise in Misdemeanor Arrests
Affiliate Politico New York
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
What Is Happening To De Blasio’s NYPD?
Affiliate Gothamist
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Top Officials at New York City’s Rikers Island prison resign amid brutality scandal
Affiliate World Socialist Web Site
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
NYPD’s ‘Aggressive Policing’
Affiliate BlackPressUSA
Date November 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
More Proof NYPD’s beloved “Broken Windows” Policy is a racist mess
Affiliate Salon
Date October 2014
Misdemeanor Arrests for Young Black Men in NYC Soared Until 2010, Then Fell: Study
Affiliate WSJ - Metropolis
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Minor crime arrests across city have shot up in last three decades: report
Affiliate NY Daily News
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Misdemeanor arrests in NYC rise sharply in past 30 years
Affiliate Newsday
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Capital Playbook: Cuomo rigs storm report
Affiliate Politico New York
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Study: In NYC, Police Disproportionately Focused on Arresting Blacks and Hispanics for Petty Offenses
Affiliate Atlanta Black Star
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
NYPD’s “Broken Windows” Strategy Has Led To Nearly 200% Increase in Misdemeanor Arrests Since 1980
Affiliate Gothamist
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Report Shows Extent of Racialized Criminalization over last 30 years
Affiliate Gotham Gazette
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Police Are the Problem
Affiliate The Nation
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Resignation of Highest Ranked Black NYPD Officer Raises Diversity Concerns
Affiliate DNA Info
Date October 2014
In Categories: News Article
In Project Series: MJP - Phase I
Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice
In 2016, the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice was launched at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The network aims to conduct analyses determining local trends in the enforcement of lower-level offenses and understanding multi-site differences. These jurisdictions include Durham, NC, Los Angeles, CA , Louisville, KY, Meridian, MS, Prince George’s County, MD, Seattle, WA and St. Louis, MO. This section complies news coverage on the work of the Research Network.
Louisville’s Jail Policy Committee supports bail reform
Author Katrina Helma
Affiliate WDRB
Date October 30, 2018
In Categories: News
Louisville’s Jail Policy Committee met to review preliminary data collected by the Louisville Research Network site.
Arrests on decline for lower-level crimes in St. Louis, with racial gap closing, researchers find
Affiliate STL Today
In Categories: News
Article highlighting findings from the release of our St. Louis Research Network site’s first report, Tracking Enforcement in the City of St. Louis, 2002-2017. Findings suggest that police are making fewer arrests for lower-level crimes and the gap between arrest rates for Blacks and Whites is narrowing.
Misdemeanor arrests decline in Seattle as racial disparities remain
Affiliate Cross Cut
In Categories: News
On October 25th, the Seattle site of the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice released their report, Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests, Referrals and Charges in Seattle. This article points out some highlights and takeaways from the report.
Big drop in African-American arrests in St. Louis over last 15 years, UMSL study shows
Affiliate NPR
In Categories: News
Article from NPR highlighting findings from the release of the St. Louis Research Network site’s new report, Tracking Enforcement in the City of St. Louis, 2002-2017. This article focuses on the major finding that while Black individuals are more likely to face enforcement actions than Whites, the gap is narrowing.
New study shows drop in police enforcement in St. Louis City
Affiliate KMOV 4
In Categories: News
Coverage of findings from our St. Louis Research Network site’s report release, highlighting a drop in police enforcement, especially with regards to lower level offenses, in St. Louis.
In Pursuit of Misdemeanor Justice: UCLA Luskin researchers selected for nationwide Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice will focus on Los Angeles
Affiliate UCLA Luskin
Date February 2017
UMSL criminologists joining the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice
Affiliate UMSL
Date February 2017
NCCU to Examine Police Response to Low-Level Crimes
Affiliate North Carolina Central University
Date February 2017
Seattle, one of six cities selected to join New York City as part of large research network to examine trends in enforcing lower-level offenses
Affiliate Sky Valley Chronicle
Date February 2017
In Categories: News
NCCU to study impact of lower-level crime enforcement
Affiliate The Herald Sun
Date February 2017
In Categories: News
HBCU Participating in Major Research Project on Police Response to Minor Criminal Offenses
Affiliate JBHE
Date February 2017
In Categories: News
Research Network Receives 39 Submissions!
The Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice has received 39 submissions from a wide range of jurisdictions to join this groundbreaking initiative. The Research Network is an expansion of the Misdemeanor Justice Project (MJP) in New York City. The Research Network will be an alliance of seven jurisdictions seeking to better understand trends in the enforcement of low-level offenses such as misdemeanors, summonses/citations, and stops […]
Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice Announces Six Core Cities
February 16, 2017, New York, NY – The Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the six sites– Los Angeles, CA , Toledo, OH, Durham, NC, Seattle, WA, Prince George’s County, MD and St. Louis, MO – selected to join New York City as part of the Network […]