Public data show that the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, under Larry Krasner, may be leveraging violence prevention grants for political […]
About: A. Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP, is a Subject Matter Expert in Security & Criminal Justice Reform based on his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has served as a federal and municipal law enforcement officer and was the former Director, Office of Investigations with the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Emails show questionable collusion between Krasner and PAC donors
Do Larry Krasner’s personal emails raise legal or merely ethical questions for the Philadelphia District Attorney?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Dugan talks crime, Krasner talks Trump
The incumbent DA wants national issues to help him coast to reelection.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Kirk’s assassination is a public safety wake-up call
Last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk has thrust our nation’s changing public safety and mental health norms into the spotlight, […]
Can the National Guard stop crime beyond D.C.?
While President Trump’s recent deployment of the National Guard to assist federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has been successful […]
Gullibility and ideology in America
By following the gap between the news and talking points dominating current political discourse, it’s clear that America is living […]
Trump signs order to end cashless bail
President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order ending cashless bail across the United States, a move that […]
Why invoking January 6th doesn’t work
Democrats lauded law enforcement after the Capitol riots; now, they swear to resist them.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Is Philly ready to fire Krasner? Judge Dugan thinks so.
In a move that could reshape the city’s criminal justice landscape, former Municipal Court Judge Patrick Dugan announced last week […]
Washington, Philadelphia, and the problems of home rule
Has unchecked local autonomy bred systemic dysfunction that higher levels of government may be better positioned to correct in both DC and Philadelphia?
By A. Benjamin Mannes