The Crime Report

In a conversation with The Crime Report, Jaclyn Schildkraut describes what a successful and safe lockdown drill looks like, how the research conducted by her, and others, shows both their benefit and effectiveness, and why the current conversation on the subject has been hijacked by extreme opinions on both sides — to the detriment of children’s safety everywhere.

The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans dozens of specific brands or types of rifles and handguns, including the popular AR-15, .50-caliber guns, attachments and rapid-firing devices.

At least one police officer has been killed and 14 other people have been injured during an operation to regain control of the Tacumbú penitentiary, Paraguay's largest prison, following a violent riot

Mayor Eric Adams has argued since he took office two years ago that isolating detainees is an important tool to help protect jail workers and detainees

The New York Police Department has pledged to end its practice of not sharing videos in ongoing investigations with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Eric Umansky reports for ProPublica . The Civilian Complaint Review Board, which is charged with investigating police misconduct in New York City, has often been hamstrung in its ability to move ahead on the most serious cases because the NYPD refused to share footage of shootings and other serious incidents.

The US congressional commission on China called for Li's unconditional release, citing reports that the labor rights and feminist activist needed urgent medical treatment

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a measure that allows Texas law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who enter the state from Mexico without legal authorization, J. David Goodman reports for the New York Times . Democrats, immigrant-rights groups and Hispanic organizations argue that the measure violates the U.S. Constitution and would encourage racial profiling. Even some border sheriffs have also opposed the legislation, expressing concern that it could rapidly overwhelm the local jails and courts given the volume of people coming across the border daily.

Judge Beryl Howel said the former New York City mayor could try to hide his financial assets to avoid paying the penalty if she didn't make this ruling

ohnson argued Biden should reimplement policies such as resuming construction of the border wall and ending the use of parole programs that release people who've crossed the border

he change was forced by members of Congress who believed that too often commanders would fail to take victims' complaints seriously or would try to protect alleged perpetrators in their units