Researchers have consistently found that immigrants do not commit crimes at higher rates than the general public, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Jeffrey Butts said.
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Collateral Consequences: The Effects of Justice Processing for Violations of Drug Laws in New York City
Researchers investigated whether drug arrests in neighborhoods are associated with changes in community well-being.
A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
“I see it becoming a faith-based movement,” Dr. Butts said. “There has to be really transparent professional research in order to stand up in public and say this works.” When it comes to community-based interventions, he added, “we are nowhere close to having that.”
Surveying the MRCS Communities
Surveys conducted in five cities as part of the Research and Evaluation Center’s project for the National League of Cities and its Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.
Arrests Expose Rift Between N.Y.P.D. and ‘Violence Interrupters’
Overall, the interrupter model appears to be effective, according to a 2017 study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In one Bronx neighborhood, the number of shooting victims fell 63 percent during a period when interrupters were active compared with rates before the program began, the study found.
Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement
Racial differences in police contacts are not de facto evidence of bias, but monitoring could help guard equity.