JC Hendrickson

Taking public safety seriously means following the evidence and starting local.

Read more in the @brennancenter.org analysis that inspired this video, by me and @jchendrickson.bsky.social: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Many crime-fighting strategies have bipartisan support among policymakers and law enforcement professionals, and they are proven to work. Sending National Guard troops into American cities isn't one of them.

Crime-Prevention Efforts Face Setbacks After Federal Cuts The Justice Department’s withdrawal of funding for long-standing public safety programs and partnerships is an alarming reversal.

All of this is evidence-based, but needs sustained investment that begins with listening to local leaders & results in serious policymaking. But today’s hearing focused on distractions, and the administration continues to cut grant funds for proven programs. 5/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

But there’s still work to do in red & blue states alike. 40-50% of homicides are never solved, a downward trend that began in the 1960s. There are delays in processing evidence that make leads harder to pursue. To help reduce violent crime, Congress could provide resources to close these gaps 4/5

Improving Misdemeanor Enforcement Programs that build public safety in New York City are plentiful but often limited in scale and scope.

Or investing in green spaces and repairing street lights 3/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

What Actually Works to Fight Crime The administration’s plans to fight crime by dictating state bail policy or deploying the National Guard won’t build long-term safety, but there are many evidence-based ways to reduce crime.

So what works to bring down crime? Violence prevention programs, increasing trust between police and communities, making sure kids have something productive to do after school 2/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Blue City Chaos and Tragedy: How the Trump Administration is Addressing the Human Cost of Soft On Crime Policies.” This is a false premise, and the hearing included discussion of several bad ideas that won’t make Americans safer 1/5

What Actually Works to Fight Crime The administration’s plans to fight crime by dictating state bail policy or deploying the National Guard won’t build long-term safety, but there are many evidence-based ways to reduce crime.

If the Admin is serious about crime prevention & helping cities with crime rates, the work starts with listening to local leaders, following the evidence, & providing support, not with deploying the Guard. @amescg.bsky.social and I walk through the evidence in a new @brennancenter.org analysis:

What Actually Works to Fight Crime The administration’s plans to fight crime by dictating state bail policy or deploying the National Guard won’t build long-term safety, but there are many evidence-based ways to reduce crime.

The Administration's plans to fight crime using the National Guard are not the way to build real, lasting safety. Here's what the evidence shows can work, even as we continue to see national declines in crime. New from the @brennancenter.org:

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The Federal Prison Oversight Act, Explained In the wake of serious abuses, the 2024 law improves transparency and accountability in the nation’s largest prison system.

While the Federal Prison Oversight Act promises to bring much-needed accountability to U.S. prisons, it can only reach its full potential if Congress funds it and the Justice Department faithfully implements it.
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