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Crime Report Shows Violent Crime Fell in 2008 as Incarceration Rates Continue to Decrease

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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Crime Report Shows Violent Crime Fell in 2008 as Incarceration Rates Continue to Decrease Justice Policy Institute September 15, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Violent crime in the United States fell by 1.9 percent and property crimes by 0.8 percent in 2008, according to an analysis released today by the Justice Policy Institute. The analysis, which was based on the full 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report, which was released this week, also found that this drop in crime coincided with a drop in incarceration from previous years. The Justice Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. based think tank, hailed the news, saying it bolsters the case for a connection between effective alternatives to incarceration and public safety. "Reducing incarceration rates is not only fiscally responsible, it is also the humane thing to do," said Tracy Velázquez, executive director of the Justice Policy Institute...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).