Tagged ‘Crime’
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We’re Fixated on the Tsarnaevs, But Day-to-Day Urban Violence Is the Bigger Killer
As journalists continue to scrutinize the lives of the Tsarnaev brothers in search of answers to the Boston Marathon bombings, other troubled young men are picking up guns and killing one another in cities across the country. A hierarchy of death has rendered these lives invisible.
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‘Pull of Gravity’ Highlights Struggles of Former Prisoners’ Reentry in North Philly
A new documentary looks at three North Philadelphia men and their struggles with reentry into society. Their stories put human faces on the vast problems that both stem from and perpetuate economic and social insecurities in urban neighborhoods.
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The Virtues of Corruption
In a guest blog post, the author of the forthcoming book If Mayors Ruled the World argues that urban corruption, while corrosive in the long term, can benefit those struggling in a system stacked against them.
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Bright Lights, Safe Cities: How Daylight Saving Fights Crime
A forthcoming study finds a connection between Daylight Saving Time and reduced crime rates.
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An Open Letter on Street Lighting and Public Safety in Detroit
Last month, Detroit resident Emily Doerr was mugged outside her home. She wrote to her local city councilmember about the incident and about the importance of good street lighting, and her words ended up inciting much local discussion.
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Researchers Challenge Jane Jacobsian Notion that “Eyes On the Street” Reduce Crime
A report finds that some Los Angeles areas zoned for residential only have lower instances of crime than mixed-use areas — though both have lower crime levels than single-use commercial areas. Yet it doesn’t completely fly in the face of Jane Jacobsian principles.
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In War and on City Streets, the Similar Threat of PTSD
The shooting death of a former Navy SEAL has sparked a debate about the damaging effects of post traumatic stress disorder among veterans. Largely left out of the discussion, however, are the young men and women living in urban areas with high rates of violent crime.
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A Remote Courthouse Leaves Many Chicagoans Far From Justice
Since 1925, Chicago has consolidated all of its felony cases in a single, remote courthouse. But the lack of access for many residents hasn’t helped in the city’s struggle to involve communities in the justice process.
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The Problem of the Police-Community Divide
The murder of 15-year-old Hadiyah Pendleton has started a discussion about what, beyond imposing stricter gun control laws, can be done to stem violence on the streets of Chicago. One idea, discussed here, is to heal the damaged relationship between the police and community members.
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What Crime Rankings Do and Don’t Tell You
CQ Press’s annual rankings once again list Camden, N.J. as the city with the highest crime rate in the country. But these rankings don’t tell the whole story.
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