Reform Prosecutors Do Not Increase Crime: What the Data Tells Us

On December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 By John PfaffIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Election Day was a bad day for criminal legal reform. Not just because Trump's victory means that the Heritage Institute will try to harass if not oust reform prosecutors it dislikes, but because in many cases reform prosecutors lost directly in local elections (although there was a solid win or two). And they likely lost …

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Mass Shooters, Mental Illness, and a Critical Statistical Mistake

On October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 By John PfaffIn Uncategorized4 Comments

A study tells us that 70% percent of mass shooters have blue eyes. That might not mean that having blue eyes helpfully predicts mass shooters. There's a big, often overlooked, statistical pitfall so many accounts about mass shooters fall into.