tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post3457907012113259989..comments2024-01-03T00:56:32.093-05:00Comments on Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice: The National Criminal Justice Commission is STILL in the newsDr. Matthew Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632005749396918079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post-82942077396291335972011-09-12T16:54:39.081-04:002011-09-12T16:54:39.081-04:00It sounds like Senator Webb has been reading Samue...It sounds like Senator Webb has been reading Samuel Walker's books. I was not aware of the legislation. It sounds very hopeful for us in the criminal justice field. Right now, we are just spinning our wheels. A lot of work in law enforcement is wasted effort. I am sure that it is the same for every part of the network. Something has to change. The state and county budgets cannot continue to max out the jails and prisons.<br /><br />The author quoted Webb saying, “You treat the people who need to be treated and incarcerate the people who need to be incarcerated.” I see the problem of identifying those individuals. Other programs have not done so well at that, and it does not say how they will do it.<br /><br />It does sound like the program in Fairfax is on the right track, but it will need to be verified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com