Browsing: Crime and Justice

If Wisconsin policymakers want to reform the state’s criminal justice system in a way that achieves better outcomes for taxpayers, communities and offenders, they will need detailed, accurate and robust data.

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