The Boston Globe

Mayor Menino acts now for safer summer – Crime prevention, putting youths to work are top priorities By Andrew Ryan |  GLOBE STAFF  MAY 16, 2012. Mayor Thomas M. Menino is expected to outline a preemptive push to stanch summertime violence Wednesday, seeking to stop crime now with the hope of preventing retaliation in July and August. The effort, which has been the subject of City Hall meetings for … Continue reading The Boston Globe

School Crime Has Declined Sharply since the 1990s

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). School Crime Has Declined Sharply since the 1990s. Research and Evaluation Data Bits [2012-04]. New York, NY: Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. After any horrific act of school violence, many parents, students, and community officials fear that schools are becoming increasingly dangerous. Yet, the most severe forms of violence remain very rare in … Continue reading School Crime Has Declined Sharply since the 1990s