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Foot patrols can reduce violence, make people less fearful and increase public satisfaction with policing  

Violence Reduction Project
SUBSCRIBE 5th February 2021

Prof. Jerry Ratcliffe, Temple University, Philadelphia.

ANALYSIS: Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professors Jerry Ratcliffe and Evan Sorg – both former police officers – argue that effective use of foot patrol could be the key to re-engaging with communities and reducing violence.

The Violence Reduction Project: Finding solutions to the surge in violent crime blighting America

Violence Reduction Project
SUBSCRIBE 1st February 2021

Professor Peter Moskos, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City

FEATURE: Against a backdrop of unprecedented rising violence in 2020 – with murders across the biggest 65 cities in the US increasing collectively by a third – Professor Peter Moskos, a former Baltimore police officer, launched the Violence Reduction Project; in this first in a series of essays from practitioners, experts and academics, he highlights the aims of the Project, and the need for urgent action.
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