“We can’t get to the point where we think this level of violence is normal and just grow to accept it. We have to continue to try to push down the numbers.” Continue reading Is America Seeing a Surge in Violent Crime?
Police have announced a suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left many wounded Tuesday. We discuss the implications of the apparently random gun violence with Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Continue reading WBUR Public Radio: Here & Now
“If we start to define public safety though, in terms of how much money we spend on policing, that’s the wrong approach.” Continue reading Responding to Gun Violence in New York City
Jeffrey Butts interviewed on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal program by host Bill Scanlan. Continue reading Washington Journal
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