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A N E W S L E T T E R F R O M
T H E C R I M I N A L J U S T I C E I N N O V A T I O N L A B
D ID YOU KNOW ?
93% were for nonviolent
offenses
1 million were for non-DWI
traffic offenses
84% were for non-violent
offenses
One-third were drug related
North Carolina charged 1 .9
million crimes in 2019
1 .6 million charges were for
misdemeanors
343 ,000 charges were for
felonies
More info including county level
data can be found here .
SPOTL IGHT :
THE C I TAT ION PROJECT
Winston-Salem Police Department
Wilmington Police Department
Apex Police Department
Elizabeth City Police Department
What: Executed in collaboration with the NC
Association of Chiefs of Police & promoting
evidence-based policing practices , this project
involves development , implementation & evaluation
of a Model Citation in Lieu of Arrest Policy .
What's new: The project 's four pilot sites are :
Implementation & training are ongoing . Pilot sites
go live with the Model Policy on Dec 1 .
More info here .
In January & February 2020 over 20 ,000 people were detained in NC jails
In March 2020 jail detentions statewide dropped to 19 ,318
By April 2020 , detentions dropped to 15 ,215 , and have continued to fall through July 2020
Statewide detentions for April , May , June , and July 2020 were below rates for the same months
in 2019
From February 2020 to July 2020 most counties experienced decreases in jail populations ,
though three counties experienced increases
Size of county-level population decreases varied significantly , ranging from 2% to 76%
From June 2020 to July 2020 , only 52% of counties experienced a decrease in population ,
possibly signaling a change in the overall trend
Key data points from our newest Jail Occupancy Report (here) :
Statewide
County-level
New tool for stakeholdersIncluded in the spreadsheet accompanying our report is a new tool allowing stakeholders to
examine local jail populations throughout the COVID-19 period . Find the tool here .
I NS IGHTS :
JA I L OCCUPANCY DUR ING COV ID - 1 9
HAPPEN INGS
We ’ve been busy ! Among other things , Lab Director Smith spoke
with the Governor ’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal
Justice & the House Select Committee on Community Relations ,
Law Enforcement , and Justice . She also accepted a position on
the Advisory Committee for the SBI ’s new Center for the
Reduction of Law Enforcement Use of Force and partnered with
the NC Chamber to offer a webinar on Second Chance Hiring .
A list of past and future events can be found on our website . @ProfJessieSmith
cjil.sog.unc.edu
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