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Tulsa Police Department continues to battle attrition as 25 cadets graduate from academy Capt. Matt McCord said the Tulsa Police Department’s “very high” rate of officer departure remains a challenge, but the newly graduated class of recruits helped move the needle.

Rather than asking “what’s the recidivism rate?” we should ask an entirely different set of questions about justice interventions. Look beyond the “yes or no” of recidivism and focus on factors that we know moderate criminal behavior—social bonds, education attainment, employment; they all facilitate what researchers call “desistance,” or the process by which people learn to become law-abiding.

The Recidivism Trap Counting failure is no way to encourage success.

“Innocent until proven guilty, unless you’re poor,” Sen. Gianaris said.

Changes to cash bail system proposed in NY This story happens more often than not according to the group. Young low-income offenders will often sit in jail for months before their case is ever heard, just because they can’t afford their bai…