So interesting that a major scholar must describe "one of the most robust findings" in criminology -- that "more police officers in the street leads to less violent crime" -- as one of its "most uncomfortable findings."

Seems pretty intuitive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/12/defund-police-violent-crime/?arc404=true">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2...

I mean, it *is* uncomfortable to have fifty DSA members in your mentions yelling at you that police don& #39;t prevent crime but in most other settings the idea that this "uncomfortable finding" could possibly not be true hasn& #39;t even occurred to most people.

You see the way he& #39;s trying to "pace and lead" an audience of presumed "defund" enthusiasts back to reality here...not sure if the WaPo really consists of such enthusiasts...make it does?

I& #39;m not going to dismiss these visions out of hand. Let& #39;s give them a try in some neighborhoods that want to give them a go. We did do a lot of stuff similar to this during the War on Poverty, hopefully those lessons will be remembered?

It& #39;s a big proposal to scale up alternatives to policing, but also says "Do not fire any cops or touch the police budget..." You really see him trying to be constructive here....