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Anna Harvey
@annalilharvey
President, @ssrc_org. Professor of Politics; Data Science/Law; Director, @publicsafetylab; @nyuniversity. Co-Director, @CJExpertPanel.
Aug 18, 2020 • 52 tweets • 30 min read
Recently there's been lots of interest in alternatives to law enforcement. Many have also expressed concern about recent increases in violent crime.

So: what non-law enforcement policies/programs have been shown specifically to reduce *violent crime*?

A thread: First, if you give kids a structured and supervised way to spend their time, you reduce violent crime.

E.g., raising the school dropout age from 16/17 to 18 reduces violent crime arrests for 16-18 yr olds:

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