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Browsing: Crime and Justice
By Patrick Hughes and Julie Grace Police use of force has sparked an intense debate across America, including in our…
Brief suggests ways to make officer discipline fair, quick, transparent and decisive
Cutting cops unnecessarily to placate protesters will do nothing to help George Floyd or Jacob Blake
The state labels thousands of offenders violent when they’ve never committed an act of violence
A cop’s toughest call: if and when to use force to apprehend a suspect
What happened in Kenosha is an anomaly, defying the critics’ charge that police violence is systemic
Disciplinary actions against police officers in Wisconsin’s largest cities, whether for use of force or anything else, are rare
Strategies for improving community-police relations
State needs better crime data to get an accurate picture of who’s incarcerated here and why
Badger Institute urges legislators to mandate better statewide data
A call for greater transparency
Wisconsin needs criminal justice data collection and reporting legislation
What we know thus far
Policymakers will need to look to reforms to address overcrowding issues
Move would stress support and health care systems throughout the state
Home detention one option for helping prevent virus’ spread while maintaining public safety
Badger Institute analysis shows the rate is much lower, and complicated crime reporting makes comparisons difficult
Revoking supervision for ex-offenders accused of new crimes would cost taxpayers without improving public safety
Wisconsin’s prison system will require hundreds of millions of dollars for new construction, operating costs just to keep up with population growth
The Joseph Project, a program championed by Senator Ron Johnson, connects the formerly incarcerated and others from disadvantaged Milwaukee neighborhoods with good-paying jobs.