Supporting police: Why political and public backing for proactive policing is crucial to tackling violence

14th June 2021Elliott Averett, Georgetown University Law Center

Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020, and remain worryingly high in 2021; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Elliott Averett, a former Seattle Police officer and current JD candidate at Georgetown University, explains why rioting, lack of support from political leadership, and the threat of defunding and layoffs are driving good police officers to quit.

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