Tag: Criminal Justice System

Washington, D.C.’s crime decline and its lessons for American policing – Niskanen Center

Washington, D.C., offers a rare opportunity to study how police departments throughout the country might, and in fact must, do more with less. Since reaching a dramatic peak in 2023, violent and property crime in the District has fallen sharply — even as the police force shrank to its smallest size in half a century.

— Read on www.niskanencenter.org/washington-dc-crime-decline-and-its-lessons-for-american-policing/

Why Are Crime Victims the Only People We Force to Trust the State? | Cato at Liberty Blog

Last week, I blogged in support of reviving private criminal prosecutions. The state’s monopoly on bringing criminal charges arose late historically and prosecutors have often failed to show victims the responsiveness they deserve. My piece quickly met with pushback, especially from libertarians concerned about expanding the criminal legal system’s overreach and coercion using the guise of victims’ rights. I write again to offer a clarification, a qualification, and a challenge.
— Read on www.cato.org/blog/victims-rights-private-prosecutors-responding-critics

New York City’s Other Violent Crime Problem

New York’s leaders have been rightly celebrating the city’s major reductions in murder and gun violence. But the city still struggles with a different violent crime problem: record-high assault rates. The causes are difficult to parse from the data alone, but the trend bodes poorly for long-term safety and stability. Start with the good news. […]
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-citys-other-violent-crime-problem

Lighting and Crime in Vital City | Rubber Meets Road

In the link below, there are several articles that discuss the relationship between lighting and crime. This isn’t anything new. Situational Crime Prevention and CPTED have supported lighting as a crime prevention method. Check out the different maps as part of the link.

Running cities on evidence: street lighting
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/rubber-meets-road/

Minneapolis Police Reform. 3-part series | Twin Cities PBS – Watch Now

Ep 1: Early History of the MPD and Reform

Premiered October 21, 2025
Since it’s beginning in the late 19th century, what the Minneapolis Police Department would look like has always been up for debate. Dr. Williams explores that early history and its implications.
— Read on tpt.org/paradox-echoes-of-reform-the-minneapolis-police