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No evidence for Stop-and-frisk reducing crime

August 20, 2013February 7, 2019

There’s a long piece in the Washington Post (Wonkblog) today about claims that stop-and-risk reduce crime. I’m now becoming obsessed not with police brutality, per se, but with the discourse of police explanations. “No question about it, violent crime will go up,” New York police commissioner Ray Kelly declared on Meet the Press on Sunday, when … Continue ReadingNo evidence for Stop-and-frisk reducing crime

Violence in America – A historical look

August 18, 2013February 7, 2019

A friend and historian asked me, in the wake of yesterday’s post, to think about the ways that compliance might track against overall reduction in crime in the last few decades. This is important. Ray Kelly defended stop and frisk by saying it’s lowered crime rates. TASER notes the 110,000+ lives saved thanks to their … Continue ReadingViolence in America – A historical look