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.
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.
The Osborne Association Prepare Program: Recidivism Analysis
New York’s Osborne Association operates a reentry program called “Prepare” for fathers and father figures returning home from prison. With funding from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Prepare program aims to improve relationships between formerly incarcerated fathers and their children using a family-centered approach focusing on parenting and workforce skills with one year of follow-up support.
‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases
Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that there was no discernible migrant crime wave. “I would interpret a ‘wave’ to mean something significant, meaningful, and a departure from the norm,” he said. “So far, what we have are individual incidents of crime.”
Promoting peace: Street Corner Resources fights violence
“The things that make communities safe have nothing to do with patrol cars and badges.”