This month’s spotlighted member is Paul Cassell who formerly served as the U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Utah in 2002. In November 2007, he resigned his judgeship to return full time to the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah to teach, write, and litigate on issues relating to crime victims’ rights and criminal justice reform.
Crime Trends Working Group
Who Gets Arrested in America: Trends Across Four Decades, 1980-2024
This comprehensive analysis of arrest trends is the first of its kind since the federal government stopped releasing detailed arrest data in 2020. It shows that arrests fell sharply in 2020 during the pandemic—and have stayed down since then.
