press releases

Statements on President Biden’s Executive Order on Policing

May 25, 2022

Members of CCJ staff and the Council’s Task Force on Policing share perspectives on President Biden’s executive order on policing.

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Homicides Continued to Increase in Major U.S. Cities in 2021, but at Slower Pace

January 25, 2022

New CCJ analysis shows rise in other violent crimes while drug violations and most property offenses fall again.

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Violent Crime Working Group Releases Action Plan for Cities

January 12, 2022

Amid a rise in homicide, diverse CCJ panel urges leaders to reject “us vs. them” politics and collaborate on ten essential steps to reduce violence now.

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Elmets Communications staff on August 26, 2010.

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