Unlike the City of South Bend, where police say the COVID-19 pandemic may have depressed property crimes, St. Joseph County police reported an increase in thefts and burglaries in 2020.
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Higher education institutions and schools have spent the summer of 2020 revisiting their sexual harassment and misconduct policies to ensure compliance with the May 2020 Title IX regulations. These efforts have required particular attention to the policy definition of “sexual harassment” itself, which is very specifically prescribed under the federal Title IX regulations. The regulations specify a six-part sexual harassment definition that encompasses sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, “hostile environment” harassment, and
quid quo pro harassment. This article addresses the specific definition of “sexual assault” under these regulations, and some advice about how to both comply with the regulatory requirements and promote important sexual violence prevention goals through your policy.
Murder rates have increased, but reporting on crime data is still woefully out of date
Some local police jurisdictions and baseball lead the way on best methods for collecting real-time information.
Jeff Asher and Ben Horwitz
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A weird thing happened in baseball several years ago as home runs began exploding off the bat more than ever before. In mid-2017, columnist Rob Arthur published an article on FiveThirtyEight showing that lower seams on baseballs were leading to less resistance in flight and, in turn, more home runs.
Arthur made this assessment by analyzing “the speed of the ball shortly after the pitcher releases it and then again when it crosses the plate.” This incredible analysis was possible because Major League Baseball had invested years earlier in revolutionary technologies to track nearly everything that happens on a baseball field including the spin and velocity of the baseball. Thanks to these new technologies and data, baseball teams
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A summary of recommended improvements for law enforcement and the justice system from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
The members were joined by more than 150 working group members, hundreds of subject matter experts, and a group of federal program managers.
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In the last days of the Trump administration, Attorney General William Barr released the final report on the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
I’ve been in the justice system long enough to understand that the incoming administration will, in all probability, ignore the report. That would be a mistake; there are recommendations worthy of consideration.