B. A. BalackusJul 29, 2023

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I'm shocked

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/police-are-not-primarily-crime-fighters-according-data-2022-11-02/

> A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

Reuters
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 30, 2023

@BigAngBlack It’s my understanding that some police departments end up being effectively revenue generators for the local government.

There are poor communities where this is particularly egregious because unpaid fines rack up outrageous late fees and additional fines.

Data driven policies wouldn’t fix everything but it would be a far site better. Anonymous data, not privacy violating data.

Show threadB. A. Balackus
@MattO
Policies would likely only be as effective as the people enforcing it. Needs to be bottom up
Jul 30, 2023 at 12:31amWeb
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 30, 2023
@BigAngBlack I agree, but when I look at the top… change from both directions? I’m old so I’ve seen the experiments run and they’ve failed.
Show threadB. A. BalackusJul 30, 2023
@MattO
Its definitely not working now. Cant imagine it getting worse. We have recently seen community built public safety initiatives achieve success