“Evidence Doesn’t Seem to Play a Key Role”: A Conversation with David Weisburd …places. Over time, crime declined by 22 percent in Seattle, but the crime concentration level stayed the same. It was constant. Fifty percent of streets have no crime at all…
“We’re Losing a Sense of Accountability”: A Conversation with Richard Aborn …sought to empower precinct captains who knew their own crime patterns best and give them control over the deployment of their own resources. CompStat became the way to recognize crime…
“You Have to Crack Down on Gun Offenders”: A Conversation with Peter Moskos …first time, he said, “We’re going to reduce crime, fear of crime, and disorder.” He got the police back in the crime-prevention game. That was really revolutionary. If you go…
“We Have a Lot of Damage to Undo”: A Conversation with Jeremy Travis …Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (Crime Bill) of 1994. He also helped spark the reentry movement. More recently, as president of John Jay College at the City University…
The Future of Crime in New York City and the Impact of Reducing the Prison Population on Crime Rates …annual changes in crime rates through 2026. The forecast for violent crime is a slight decrease each year through 2026, while the forecast for property crime shows slight yearly increases. Finally,…
The Future of Crime in Chicago and the Impact of Reducing the Prison Population on Crime Rates …imprisonment rate and a measure of the cost of living explained past variation in crime rates with minimal error. The authors then used the model to forecast crime rates through…
The Future of Crime in Los Angeles and the Impact of Reducing the Prison Population on Crime Rates …then used the models to forecast crime trends through 2026. Violent crime is forecast to decline through 2026, while property crime is expected to rise modestly in the same period….
