The report found a huge shift in the types of cases these courts were hearing – from almost exclusively drug cases in 2017 and 2018 to more recent years - where 83 percent of the cases involved gun possession. “That was surprising to us because it didn't feel - it wasn't in line with restorative justice practices that really focused on addressing harm in the community. In these cases, it was hard to find where the harm was taking place,” Naomi Johnson with Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts said.
“Researchers raised concerns that the courts hearing mostly drug and weapons cases could be the result of “lack of safety, over policing and disinvestment in those communities.”
OMG this is completely insane. People with illegal drugs and illegal guns are only arrested because of over policing. I can’t believe this is real. Did ‘researchers’ really say this?
Every gun charge is non-violent until something inevitably happens and the guy uses it, making it a violent crime. And every drug is a potential OD these days that affects everyone in the dudes family and life.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
“Researchers raised concerns that the courts hearing mostly drug and weapons cases could be the result of “lack of safety, over policing and disinvestment in those communities.”
OMG this is completely insane. People with illegal drugs and illegal guns are only arrested because of over policing. I can’t believe this is real. Did ‘researchers’ really say this?
Every gun charge is non-violent until something inevitably happens and the guy uses it, making it a violent crime. And every drug is a potential OD these days that affects everyone in the dudes family and life.