The Economic Benefits of Reducing Violent Crime – Center for American Progress
— Read on www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2012/06/19/11755/the-economic-benefits-of-reducing-violent-crime/
Tag: Crime
A single Philly homicide hurts home values, study says – WHYY
Office of the City Controller. I
— Read on whyy.org/articles/homicide-and-home-values-why-the-city-controller-says-philly-needs-a-fiscal-argument-to-combat-murder-rate/
See also the Controller Report here
5 facts about crime in the U.S. | Modern Policing
A useful synopsis of crime in the U.S. as of 2018 is available here from the Pew Research Center. Violent and property crime are down dramatically over the last 25 years, although these gains are not always recognized by the public. Crime rates vary substantially around the country — Alaska and New Mexico have violent…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/
In New York, the Neighborhood You’re Shot in May Determine Whether You Survive
A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough’s southern reaches, and it’s struggling to keep up.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2019/10/new-york-gun-violence-queens-trauma-centers/
At Home Depot and other retailers, a tug-of-war with shoplifters
Atlanta-based Home Depot blames the internet for retail theft as it struggles to crack down on theft without turning stores into garrisons.
— Read on www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/home-depot-and-other-retailers-tug-war-with-shoplifters/NniOTI5oTXi4dwYoXntPBO/
The Effect of School Discipline on Offending across Time
This article below is just released about the relationship between school suspension and future crime.
Punishment should be looked at as a measure of behavior and not the cause of behavior.
For example a school suspension should be looked at as a measure of previous behavior and not a cause of future behavior.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07418825.2019.1625428
See also:
How to fight gun violence in American cities – Vox
This is a nice article that outlines Abt’s book “Bleeding Out”. It has links to other useful and interesting publications.
Urban gun violence is a big problem. Thomas Abt’s new book, Bleeding Out, offers a solution.
— Read on www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/12/20679091/thomas-abt-bleeding-out-urban-gun-violence-book-review
Kerner Report Resources
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/8073NCJRS.pdf
Summary report http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/docs/kerner.pdf
The Haas Institute has a conference about the 50th anniversary of The Kerner Report. There is a publication (listed below) and videos from the conference at there website. They lean far left.
The Haas Institute
https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/
Several Links here. Links to the conference videos.
https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/road-not-taken
PUBLICATION:
The Road Not Taken: Housing and Criminal Justice 50 Years After the Kerner Commission Report
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report
What together we can do A forty year update of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
https://edpolicy.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/events/materials/kernerexecutivesummary.pdf
The Kerner Commission Report Fifty Years Later: Revisiting the American Dream
The Kerner Commission — 40 Years Later
Why Tackling Urban Violence Should Be First on America’s Domestic Agenda | The Crime Report
I should get this book today! I look forward to reading it.
Why Tackling Urban Violence Should Be First on America’s Domestic Agenda | The Crime Report
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2019/06/25/why-tackling-urban-violence-should-be-first-on-americas-domestic-agenda/
10 Trends That Have Changed Philadelphia in 10 Years | The Pew Charitable Trusts
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the State of the City report, we’re painting a portrait of Philadelphia through 10 compelling data points that spotlight some of the city’s transformative trends over the past 10 years.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2019/04/11/10-trends-that-have-changed-philadelphia-in-10-years
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