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In light of recent discussion regarding both Weinland Park, and the recent gun fire in Italian Village (not to mention every rant by KLUE), I thought this article from Slate outlined an interesting approach to dealing with crime.
When, and how, citizens should take action is a pressing question.
Don’t Shoot is Kennedy’s journey into the bizarre and often counterintuitive world of criminal justice policy. Kennedy, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is best known for helping to bring about the so-called “Boston Miracle.” In1990, youth homicide in Boston had reached historic heights and trust between cops and minority residents was at a nadir. Kennedy’s team mined the data to find that a small, hard-core group of offenders were committing the vast majority of Boston’s violent crime. They brought this “moneyball” approach to police and community leaders, and soon they were reaching out to the perpetrators in open town hall meetings. They adopted a carrot-and-stick approach: one more homicide and the police will make nightly arrests, confiscate drugs, call in the Fed, and do whatever else it might take to bring down profits and make life miserable. No killings and you’ll get services, housing subsidies, and help finding jobs.
BTW the book noted in the article, "Don't Shoot..." is available via local public libraries (CML, Bexley, State Library of Ohio).
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