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dillond18 t1_jefony6 wrote

May I suggest some more research and learning on your part to inform your opinions? These are just a few sources I've found on the topic from a quick search and have linked them here for your convenience.

https://counciloncj.org/10-essential-actions/

https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2021/05/26/comprehensive_strategy_for_reducing_violent_crime_memo.pdf

https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/10-things-to-know-about-combating-violence-in-america

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/community-based-violence-interventions-proven-strategies-to-reduce-violent-crime/

https://www.brookings.edu/research/want-to-reduce-violence-invest-in-place/

Also doing your own research is very enriching so please feel free to further explore violent crime reduction thru your own research methods. Being curious about topics will broaden your horizons.

I am also happy to further discuss this topic with you, please feel free to follow up with any research or articles you wish to discuss or analyze. thank you for reading!

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Omnimark t1_jefogv8 wrote

My only thought is how messy the data are. As they mention in the study and the article, things like ghost guns, police mistrust, and the pandemic have made things particularly difficult to discern a baseline. So it's worth nothing that 22% fewer homicides "than predicted" doesn't necessarily mean that Safe Streets reduced homicides by 22%. We don't really know how effective it's been. But it does seem clear that there is a reduction, it's not just a displacement, its a reduction. So that's great!

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