http://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_crime_and_safety.xmlIssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. We carry 35 news feeds covering a variety of social issues and provide direct access to full research works. You are viewing our "Crime and Safety" news feed. Create a LabRat account at www.issuelab.org/accounts/create and access all of our feeds for free -- and tag, rate, and review research to boot! IssueLab - bringing nonprofit research into focus. Join us!en-ushttp://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_crime_and_safety?format=skinhttp://www.issuelab.org/news_feedshttp://feeds.issuelab.org/issuelab_chicklet_logo.jpgissuelab_crime_and_safetyhttp://feedburner.google.comFri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/96D7VTyrTQw/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_personal_and_community_securityhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_personal_and_community_securityContributing organization(s): American Human Development Project. The state of the nation is often expressed through Gross National Product, daily stock market results, consumer spending levels, and...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/96D7VTyrTQw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_personal_and_community_securityFri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/2o0jqOSQdFk/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_national_securityhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_national_securityContributing organization(s): American Human Development Project. The state of the nation is often expressed through Gross National Product, daily stock market results, consumer spending levels, and...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/2o0jqOSQdFk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_america_data_chart_protecting_national_securityThu, 25 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/uL-rkCw9cbM/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_serviceshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_servicesContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. A new NCCD Focus article, &quot;Structuring Decisions in Adult Protective Services,&quot; describes the value of structured...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/uL-rkCw9cbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_servicesThu, 04 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/S-EdFTJRgdQ/extravagance_of_imprisonment_revisitedhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/extravagance_of_imprisonment_revisitedContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. This report analyzes prison and jail populations in the US as a whole and in four key states -- California, Florida, New York,...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/S-EdFTJRgdQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/extravagance_of_imprisonment_revisitedThu, 04 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/T5-27IVfTA0/rallying_cry_for_change_charting_a_new_direction_in_the_state_of_floridas_response_to_girls_in_juvenile_justice_executive_summaryhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/rallying_cry_for_change_charting_a_new_direction_in_the_state_of_floridas_response_to_girls_in_juvenile_justice_executive_summaryContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) was funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to conduct an independent...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/T5-27IVfTA0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/rallying_cry_for_change_charting_a_new_direction_in_the_state_of_floridas_response_to_girls_in_juvenile_justice_executive_summaryMon, 01 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/iM9LqlBne9o/bicycle_safety_campaign_reviewhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/bicycle_safety_campaign_reviewContributing organization(s): Bikes Belong Foundation. What do successful bicycle safety campaigns have in common, and what tactics should be used in the future to achieve success? To help answer...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/iM9LqlBne9o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/bicycle_safety_campaign_reviewFri, 15 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/I--Ck20zLjU/winter_homeless_services_bringing_our_neighbors_in_from_the_cold_2009http://www.issuelab.org/research/winter_homeless_services_bringing_our_neighbors_in_from_the_cold_2009Contributing organization(s): National Coalition for the Homeless. Seven hundred people experiencing or at risk of homelessness are killed from hypothermia annually in the United States. Forty-four...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/I--Ck20zLjU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/winter_homeless_services_bringing_our_neighbors_in_from_the_cold_2009Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/bQVPQvascxo/educate_or_incarcerate_girls_in_the_florida_and_duval_county_juvenile_justice_systemshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/educate_or_incarcerate_girls_in_the_florida_and_duval_county_juvenile_justice_systemsContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The goal of this study was to develop a research-based legislative and service blueprint that will interrupt the escalating...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/bQVPQvascxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/educate_or_incarcerate_girls_in_the_florida_and_duval_county_juvenile_justice_systemsThu, 07 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/fyAZuH2ksTk/no_place_to_hide_understanding_and_meeting_the_needs_of_girls_in_the_california_juvenile_justice_systemhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/no_place_to_hide_understanding_and_meeting_the_needs_of_girls_in_the_california_juvenile_justice_systemContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. National data reveals that the number of juvinile arrests and delinquency cases have increased more rapidly for girls than for...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/fyAZuH2ksTk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/no_place_to_hide_understanding_and_meeting_the_needs_of_girls_in_the_california_juvenile_justice_systemWed, 06 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/FX7yx41u5ao/continuing_the_struggle_for_justice_100_years_of_the_national_council_on_crime_and_delinquencyhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/continuing_the_struggle_for_justice_100_years_of_the_national_council_on_crime_and_delinquencyContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. A collection of essays and original research studies that capture the varied spectrum of philosophies and concerns of the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/FX7yx41u5ao" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/continuing_the_struggle_for_justice_100_years_of_the_national_council_on_crime_and_delinquencyWed, 06 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/jT5Ls3YQoh4/juvenile_justice_redeeming_our_childrenhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_redeeming_our_childrenContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Juvenile Justice: Redeeming Our Children debunks the myths about juvenile justice in order to achieve an ideal system that...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/jT5Ls3YQoh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_redeeming_our_childrenWed, 06 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/o1zBTqz7eKo/reinventing_juvenile_justicehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/reinventing_juvenile_justiceContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Reinventing Juvenile Justice presents an honest, albeit somewhat painful, view of the current status of justice for young...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/o1zBTqz7eKo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/reinventing_juvenile_justiceTue, 05 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/yuVPVAk0Os8/municipal_implementation_tool_16_road_dietshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/municipal_implementation_tool_16_road_dietsContributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Road Diets are a Smart Transportation solution that can help achieve roadway safety, access, and design objectives. A...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/yuVPVAk0Os8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/municipal_implementation_tool_16_road_dietsTue, 05 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/scEvB4Kp7SM/municipal_implementation_tool_14_safe_routes_to_schoolhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/municipal_implementation_tool_14_safe_routes_to_schoolContributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a program that encourages and enables children to safely walk or bicycle to school. SRTS...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/scEvB4Kp7SM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/municipal_implementation_tool_14_safe_routes_to_schoolWed, 23 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/83AvXcFrXhU/2009_safety_action_plan_emphasis_area_cardshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/2009_safety_action_plan_emphasis_area_cardsContributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Over 450 people die in crashes on the roads of the nine-county Delaware Valley in an average year. Over 50,000 people are...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/83AvXcFrXhU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/2009_safety_action_plan_emphasis_area_cardsMon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/2SHB1ozCnDg/its_about_time_solving_americas_prison_crowding_crisishttp://www.issuelab.org/research/its_about_time_solving_americas_prison_crowding_crisisContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The United States has embarked on an unprecedented incarceration binge. Since the last decade our nation&apos;s prison...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/2SHB1ozCnDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/its_about_time_solving_americas_prison_crowding_crisisMon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/MpE0DiTnFmw/juvenile_justice_models_for_california_new_approaches_for_troubled_youth_in_the_nations_largest_statehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_models_for_california_new_approaches_for_troubled_youth_in_the_nations_largest_stateContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Presently, California&apos;s juvenile justice professionals at the Youth Authority, in the county police and probation...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/MpE0DiTnFmw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_models_for_california_new_approaches_for_troubled_youth_in_the_nations_largest_stateMon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/fSNoKI-iInc/juvenile_justice_improving_the_quality_of_carehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_improving_the_quality_of_careContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The juvenile justice system is beset by major societal forces and does not lack for critics. Several paths are available to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/fSNoKI-iInc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/juvenile_justice_improving_the_quality_of_careMon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/3nWgqEWOqu8/louisiana_juvenile_justice_at_the_crossroadshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/louisiana_juvenile_justice_at_the_crossroadsContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Over the past decade, interest in community-based corrections for juveniles has grown while dissatisfaction with the expense...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/3nWgqEWOqu8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/louisiana_juvenile_justice_at_the_crossroadsMon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/ZBP_5_kendE/reforming_floridas_unjust_costly_and_ineffective_sentencing_lawshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/reforming_floridas_unjust_costly_and_ineffective_sentencing_lawsContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The past decade has witnessed an interesting experiment in sentencing practices within the state of Florida. During the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/ZBP_5_kendE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/reforming_floridas_unjust_costly_and_ineffective_sentencing_lawsFri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/VR3He3Ptvsw/americas_growing_correctional_industrial_complexhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/americas_growing_correctional_industrial_complexContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. America faces an enormous public policy dilemma. On one hand we are expending a greater portion of our public dollars on...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/VR3He3Ptvsw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/americas_growing_correctional_industrial_complexFri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/VpFVb_CkDmo/escalating_the_use_of_imprisonment_the_case_study_of_florida_focushttp://www.issuelab.org/research/escalating_the_use_of_imprisonment_the_case_study_of_florida_focusContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. During the past five years, Florida has embarked on a policy of incarcerating massive numbers of drug offenders. This policy...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/VpFVb_CkDmo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/escalating_the_use_of_imprisonment_the_case_study_of_florida_focusFri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/4bMUA0DZd60/images_and_reality_juvenile_crime_youth_violence_and_public_policyhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/images_and_reality_juvenile_crime_youth_violence_and_public_policyContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. America appears to be in the midst of a crisis of violence among the nation&apos;s youth that requires the urgent...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/4bMUA0DZd60" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/images_and_reality_juvenile_crime_youth_violence_and_public_policyThu, 10 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/4K0dIj46l54/attitudes_of_us_voters_toward_nonserious_offenders_and_alternatives_to_incarcerationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/attitudes_of_us_voters_toward_nonserious_offenders_and_alternatives_to_incarcerationContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. In April, 2009, NCCD commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion poll about American voter attitudes...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/4K0dIj46l54" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/attitudes_of_us_voters_toward_nonserious_offenders_and_alternatives_to_incarcerationThu, 10 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~3/wcjvzK1dt6I/created_equal_racial_and_ethnic_disparities_in_the_us_criminal_justice_systemhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/created_equal_racial_and_ethnic_disparities_in_the_us_criminal_justice_systemContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. African Americans make up 13% of the general US population, yet they constitute 28% of all arrests, 40% of all inmates held...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_crime_and_safety/~4/wcjvzK1dt6I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/created_equal_racial_and_ethnic_disparities_in_the_us_criminal_justice_system