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Independent News Source Charges Mainstream News Media Inaccurately Report Crime and Prosecution in San Francisco, Leaving Chesa Boudin in Middle

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: August 25, 2021
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Independent News Source Charges Mainstream News Media Inaccurately Report Crime and Prosecution in San Francisco, Leaving Chesa Boudin in Middle

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Data shows that crime has not been rising since San Francisco ...

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Data shows that crime has not been rising since San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin took office, though many mainstream media outlets fail to report ...

August 25, 2021
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Philly Study Links Eviction to Burglary, Robbery and Homicide

Posted by Carson Eschen
|Date: August 18, 2021
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Philly Study Links Eviction to Burglary, Robbery and Homicide

By Carson Eschen PHILADELPHIA, PA - A recent study discovered that eviction rates have a direct correlat ...

By Carson Eschen PHILADELPHIA, PA - A recent study discovered that eviction rates have a direct correlation with rates of community crime, even controlling for other factors. The study was conducted ...

August 18, 2021
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How Perceptions of Crime Cause The System to Fail

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 05, 2021
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How Perceptions of Crime Cause The System to Fail

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hundreds of San Franciscans have expressed their anxiety toward ...

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hundreds of San Franciscans have expressed their anxiety towards rising crime rates in the city, but these perceptions come at a cost to the criminal justice ...

August 05, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: August 03, 2021
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Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report, arrest r ...

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report, arrest rates have generally been declining since the 1990s and even more so after many cities and state ...

August 03, 2021
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Increase in SF Downtown Crime Indicative of Growing Drug Epidemic, Claims Former Security Guard and Addict

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: July 21, 2021
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Increase in SF Downtown Crime Indicative of Growing Drug Epidemic, Claims Former Security Guard and Addict

By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA —The recent announcement of Target store hours being shortened in t ...

By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA —The recent announcement of Target store hours being shortened in the Bay Area was met with annoyance by customers, and there are complaints of being inconvenienc ...

July 21, 2021
| by S Priana Aquino

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Congressional Panel Told Facial Recognition Tech Has Clear Potential for Misuse and Raises Constitutional Concerns.

Posted by Casey Rawlings
|Date: July 17, 2021
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Congressional Panel Told Facial Recognition Tech Has Clear Potential for Misuse and Raises Constitutional Concerns.

By Casey Rawlings and Paulina Buelna WASHINGTON DC – The Congressional subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, ...

By Casey Rawlings and Paulina Buelna WASHINGTON DC – The Congressional subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a virtual hearing about the concerns of facial recognition technolog ...

July 17, 2021
| by Casey Rawlings

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San Francisco Mayor, Police Chief Reassure Public City Safe Despite Faulty Reading of Crime Statistics

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: July 16, 2021
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San Francisco Mayor, Police Chief Reassure Public City Safe Despite Faulty Reading of Crime Statistics

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Police Chief Bill S ...

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott this week appeared together at a press conference to assure the public that most crime in ...

July 16, 2021
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Commentary: How Will Changing Landscape Impact Reformer DA Candidates in 2022?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2021
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Commentary: How Will Changing Landscape Impact Reformer DA Candidates in 2022?

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, there were a number of progressive candidates for DA in California that em ...

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, there were a number of progressive candidates for DA in California that emerged, but ultimately only Diana Becton of Contra Costa was successful. That was before a wave ...

July 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Is SF Crime Up THAT Much? Law Professor Sparks Discussion Surrounding Lack of Objective Journalism in Today’s News Media

Posted by Luke Kyaw
|Date: July 12, 2021
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Is SF Crime Up THAT Much? Law Professor Sparks Discussion Surrounding Lack of Objective Journalism in Today’s News Media

B John Arceno and Luke Kyaw SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Responding to what he calls the San Francisco Chronicle’s ...

B John Arceno and Luke Kyaw SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Responding to what he calls the San Francisco Chronicle’s media sensationalism, criminal law professor Carissa Byrne Hessick took to Twitter to criticiz ...

July 12, 2021
| by Luke Kyaw

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Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week a very telling USA Today poll came out finding that a majority of ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week a very telling USA Today poll came out finding that a majority of Americans—57 percent—say “there is more violent crime now in the U.S. compared to 30 years ago ...

July 11, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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San Francisco Misconceptions and Important Crime Statistics – What Do They Show and Why Should We Care?

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 08, 2021
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San Francisco Misconceptions and Important Crime Statistics – What Do They Show and Why Should We Care?

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Amid public debates concerning police funding and differing approac ...

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Amid public debates concerning police funding and differing approaches to criminal justice, particularly for that of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, ...

July 08, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: Chesa Is Not a ‘Pro-Crime Prosecutor’ and Here’s Why

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 10, 2021
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Commentary: Chesa Is Not a ‘Pro-Crime Prosecutor’ and Here’s Why

By Alana Bleimann and Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO - Over the past several weeks the fire under Chesa Boudi ...

By Alana Bleimann and Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO - Over the past several weeks the fire under Chesa Boudin has intensified and become hotter. Many independent and large newspapers have made claims tha ...

February 10, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2021
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Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as det ...

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as detailed by a number of neighbors over the last few years, but the link to Pacifico itself has alw ...

January 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2021
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Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacif ...

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacifico to take out a new RFP (Request for Proposals) and find new temporary management for the sit ...

January 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU Claims Prison Population Change during COVID-19 Does Not Result in High Crime Rates

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 29, 2020
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ACLU Claims Prison Population Change during COVID-19 Does Not Result in High Crime Rates

By Shellsea Lomeli The ACLU’s latest study explores the relationship between incarceration and crime in c ...

By Shellsea Lomeli The ACLU’s latest study explores the relationship between incarceration and crime in communities, determining that the reduction of jail populations during COVID-19 did not correlat ...

July 29, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2020
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My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

The criminal justice reform movement is worried about the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting t ...

The criminal justice reform movement is worried about the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting the prisons and jails. The results have been slow—in places like New Jersey, at least 1000 peop ...

March 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Study Finds No Evidence Prop. 47 Has Led to an Increase in Violent Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2018
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Study Finds No Evidence Prop. 47 Has Led to an Increase in Violent Crime

As early as 2015, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig warned Yolo County Supervisors that Proposition 47 led to in ...

As early as 2015, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig warned Yolo County Supervisors that Proposition 47 led to increasing property and violent crime Yolo County. “Part of the problem with Prop. 47 is that it ...

June 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Crime Rates Going Down?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Crime Rates Going Down?

Despite claims to the contrary, the most recent analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School ...

Despite claims to the contrary, the most recent analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law found that all measures of crime in the 30 largest cities are doing down. The three key ...

December 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Crime and Police Misconduct Are Separate Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2016
| (64) Comments

Commentary: Crime and Police Misconduct Are Separate Issues

It seems like in every discussion we have on police misconduct and officer-involved shootings, someone tr ...

It seems like in every discussion we have on police misconduct and officer-involved shootings, someone tries to turn the issue back to crime. They are not the same issues. New stats came out on Monda ...

September 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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America Is Safer Today Than It Has Been in Decades

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 28, 2016
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America Is Safer Today Than It Has Been in Decades

By Natasha Camhi and Ames Grawert Anyone who watched Monday night’s presidential debate might think we’re ...

By Natasha Camhi and Ames Grawert Anyone who watched Monday night’s presidential debate might think we’re losing the war on crime. “We have a situation where we have our inner cities, African-American ...

September 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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