What Researchers Are Thinking When You Tell Us About Some Success You’ve Had
If you work in social policy or community programs, you’ve probably had a researcher roll their eyes or scoff when you tell them about some success you had. Continue reading What Researchers Are Thinking When You Tell Us About Some Success You’ve Had
Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics
“I would interpret a ‘wave’ to mean something significant, meaningful and a departure from the norm,” Butts said. “So far, what we have are individual incidents of crime.” Continue reading Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics
FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
“When COVID hit we saw this spike, so from 2020 to 2022 it was bad but… it still came nowhere near where we were in the 1990s,” Butts said, noting crime soon began to drop again as expected. Continue reading FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
In Baton Rouge, a public safety experiment could help to answer a critical question: Do community efforts to reduce street violence work? New York Timesby Mark ObbiePhotographs by Dean MajdBaton Rouge, LAApril 22, 2024 … [I]n 1999, a Chicago epidemiologist named Gary Slutkin picked up an old idea of using outreach workers to mediate street disputes. Framing the problem in public health terms, he argued … Continue reading A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
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