Vital City | What We're Reading

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This roundup of recent research covers a range of topics of enduring interest to us, including policing, violence and the challenges of government implementation. As is often the case, the research in question offers both encouragement and cautionary notes for those who care about advancing safety and justice. But let’s focus on the positive: If these studies are accurate, incarceration rates and racial disparities are going down, the criminal justice system is solving more murder cases than you might think, and microtargeted, hot-spot policing can reduce crime while minimizing community conflict. We hope researchers and practitioners will tease out the implications of these findings in the months ahead. As always, if you have suggestions for what to include in “What We’re Reading,” please email us at info@vitalcitynyc.org. The Sixty-Year Trajectory of Homicide Clearance Rates: Toward a Better Understanding of the Great Decline “Clearance rates,” once a bit of inside-baseball criminal

Recent research. Quick takes. This roundup of recent research covers a range of topics of enduring interest to us, including policing, violence and the challenges of government implementation. As is often the case, the research in question offers both encouragement and cautionary notes for those who care about advancing safety and justice. But let's focus on the positive: If these studies are accurate, incarceration rates and racial disparities are going down, the criminal justice system is solving more murder cases than you might think, and microtargeted, hot-spot policing can reduce crime wh

Vital City | What We're Reading

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