The Policing Leadership Academy's Meredith Stricker and Kenneth Corey penned an op-ed discussing the recent spotlight on crime in the U.S. and the academy's focus on building the capacity of police commanders managing jurisdictions with the highest rates of violence. The post The federal help Chicago really needs appeared first on University of Chicago Crime Lab.| University of Chicago Crime Lab
Greg Hinz for Crain’s Chicago Business provides commentary on the city of Chicago’s declining violent crime rates and highlights Crime Lab analysis of homicide data for New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago from 1890-present. The post Violent crime is falling in Chicago. But will it last? appeared first on University of Chicago Crime Lab.| University of Chicago Crime Lab
In an op-ed for Crain’s Chicago Business, Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig highlights the importance of using data-informed practices to improve public safety and shares key insights from behavioral economics that provide a playbook for addressing gun violence that is both effective and low-cost. The post The best way to cut gun violence, and it’s almost free appeared first on University of Chicago Crime Lab.| University of Chicago Crime Lab