“There Is No Juvenile Crime Wave…Period”

21/04/2024 44 min Episodio 169
“There Is No Juvenile Crime Wave…Period”

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Criminologist Alex Piquero, who led the Bureau of Justice Statistics early in the Biden administration, joined us to discuss what the best available data shows about trends in youth crime before, during and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discussed the media’s coverage of youth crime, and what Piquero’s research shows are the most effective ways to prevent and deter youth from committing crimes.Reading Room Gov. Moore, Veto Maryland’s Juvenile Justice Reform Billhttps://rb.gy/ea8kcgAmerica; You want decent public safety? Then pay for it.https://rb.gy/1n2w4b‘Raise the Age’ repeal takes effect, meaning 17-year-olds will be charged as adultshttps://shorturl.at/qwGRW National Incident-Based Reporting Systemhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/national-incident-based-reporting-system-nibrsNational Crime Victimization Survey https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/ncvs