New study finds that, of the people released from jail before trial in San Francisco, half committed new crimes and 1 out of 6 committed a violent crime
"San Francisco’s observed safety rate is substantially lower than local & national validated rates"
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
"San Francisco’s observed safety rate is substantially lower than local & national validated rates"
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
I, like many people, have long liked the idea of pre-trial diversion, for some crimes. Why hold people in jail at great cost to taxpayer? Few will re-offend, I thought.
That assumption turned out to be wrong.
That assumption turned out to be wrong.
“Nobody can look at this report and say we’re doing great. It validates the experience that people in San Francisco are feeling when they’re concerned about crime,” said SF Supervisor @SupStefani
She was rightly skeptical about previous (wrong) reports of low recidivism rates.
She was rightly skeptical about previous (wrong) reports of low recidivism rates.
We don't have to choose between lawlessness and mass incarceration. There is a better way. Cal-Psych. Shelter for all. Abstinent-contingent housing. Addiction recovery as *alternative* to prison.
We need both carrots and sticks
Learn more:
michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-californ…
We need both carrots and sticks
Learn more:
michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-californ…
The whole narrative that San Franciscans, the most progressive people in America, suddenly became right-wing, tough-on-crime zealots, particularly during the Trump years, never made much sense. It was always more plausible that the increasing crime they experienced was real.
They manipulated the data on re-offending by reporting quarterly rather than annually, says @Twolfrecovery
https://twitter.com/twolfrecovery/status/1415170447612682240
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