Skyrocketing violent crime rates from Philadelphia to Yeadon serve as an indictment of senior public safety appointments made through the lens of identity politics.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Philadelphia Police Department’s accreditation is up for revocation again
Despite a late-July vote to retain accreditation for Pennsylvania’s largest police department, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has again been put on notice for ordering her department to comply with the controversial “Driving Equality Law,” a municipal ordinance that downgraded offenses still codified by the Pennsylvania vehicle code.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: Rising crime’s impact on the midterm elections
Will crime rates become a referendum on the job performance of Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman as they work to become the keystone state’s next Governor and U.S. Senator?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: Is Krasner violating the civil rights of Philadelphia police officers?
Violent crime suspects are released after arrests for charges dropped or downgraded by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, but Krasner seems steadfast in charging police officers with less probable cause. Is that an equal protection problem?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: Krasner lets criminals loose to offend again
Records show arrestees for numerous felonies while on bail, parole, or probation for other crimes.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Philadelphia Police Department retains state accreditation, but issues may linger
At the zero hour, Commissioner Outlaw and her top legal advisor traveled to Harrisburg Tuesday to make their case to retain the Philadelphia Police Department’s accreditation.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: School shootings — solutions vs. politicization
Congress and the states need to focus on the most effective practices to curb gun violence. That’s the first step in keeping our streets from becoming killing fields.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: Key 2022 elections are all for governor
As the pandemic has shown, local government matters most in people’s day-to-day lives
By Ben Mannes
Ben Mannes: Fire Commissioner shifts accountability for deadly Fairmount blaze
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel blames a lack of affordable housing for a fire that killed twelve. Further investigation shows that policy failures and PHA shortcomings contributed.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Ben Mannes: As radical criminal justice policies result in record murders, where’s the bully pulpit?
Last year was the deadliest year in Philadelphia’s 340-year history. What is notably absent is any sense of accountability by the political leaders charged with keeping us safe.
By Ben Mannes