In this RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with criminologist, professor, action researcher and author David Kennedy, who’s currently the director of the National Network for Safe Communities at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. According to the Pew Research Center, crime in the United States has fallen since the 1990s. But many
Many evidence-based community violence intervention programs have had proven results, but they’re not a cure-all. Here’s how they work.
President Biden is unveiling a new initiative aimed at tackling what he calls the nation’s “gun violence epidemic.” The administration’s initiatives include stemming the flow of illegal guns, supporting local law enforcement and investing in community violence intervention methods. The administration will also expand summer programming and employment opportunities for teenagers and young adults and
Today marks one year since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, sparking protests nationwide. CBS News’ Jeff Pegues reports on the ongoing push for police reform, and Paul Smith, the director of reconciliation at the National Network at John Jay College, joined CBSN with a look at what has changed a year later.
So where do we go from here? This verdict won’t change the mistrust that many people of color have with the police. This verdict won’t change the criminal justice system, which too often criminalizes people of color and impoverished communities. This verdict won’t change the over policing of those communities, by the police that are
So far, reform in our area includes releasing police disciplinary records to changing hiring and training practices. Policing expert Paul Smith, of John Jay College, says that’s a start. “Acknowledge the harm that has been done, apologize for that harm, hear how it has impacted communities and then ask those communities how can we work together to
Since this summer, calls for nationwide police reform have grown ever louder. But meaningful change has been slow to follow. Standing in the way in Wisconsin is a system where police departments are often insulated from accountability. And it has been that way for more than 100 years. A state law passed in 1885 gives volunteer citizen boards authority to hire and
The NNSC, with support from the Joyce Foundation, led a project to develop the exercise of police-led discretion towards incidents involving violence, guns, and high-risk people. In recent years, police departments have expanded the formal use of discretion in attempts to minimize criminal justice contact for first-time, nonviolent offenses, particularly those involving substance abuse, mental
A gun violence discretion white paper for practitioners & advocates. The NNSC, with support from the Joyce Foundation, led a project to develop the exercise of police-led discretion towards incidents involving violence, guns, and high-risk people. In recent years, police departments have expanded the formal use of discretion in attempts to minimize criminal justice contact
Under Biden, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, which has been extensively hamstrung under Trump, will likely be funded in an entirely different way, giving it more power. David M. Kennedy, a professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and director of the National Network for