Headlines lately have been filled with news of the
recent rise in violence:
In Baltimore last month, there were 43 homicides
and dozens of shootings. Homicides in New York City and Chicago are up about
15% and 18%, respectively, compared to last year. After 20 years of successful
policing that had reduced crime to record lows, are we in danger of seeing a
return to what we experienced in the 1990s, when there were high murder rates,
and our streets seemed to be owned by criminals? Unfortunately, I believe it’s
possible.
Presently, police forces in more than 30 cities are either under investigation by the Department of Justice or have signed consent decrees with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. The allegations are that those departments have either engaged in brutality or have deprived citizens of their civil rights. In spite of the fact that use-of-force complaints, and civilian complaints of all kinds, have been down, it appears that the DOJ under former Attorney General Eric Holder was on a mission to reform policing in the United States......But it’s important to remember that the majority of police do their jobs effectively and at great risk.......As politicians pass more and more laws restricting police actions, criminals might become aware that the probability of arrest is lessened, and they may no longer fear police..... Does the imposition of reform by the federal courts and the Department of Justice work? In its current form, it does not...........To Read More.....
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