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Crime

Larry Platt: Who has the guts to say we need cops?

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Larry Platt

For progressives, it’s the ultimate inconvenient truth: We need better, smarter policing and prosecution to combat gun violence. Eric Adams is saying that in NY. Anyone here care to agree?
By Larry Platt

Crime

Jeff Hurvitz: One Philly police district handcuffed by idealism

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Jeff Hurvitz
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New hands-off policing measures will lead to negative ramifications in Philadelphia and beyond.
By Jeff Hurvitz

Crime

Ben Mannes: Calculating the risks in criminal justice reform laws

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021
Ben Mannes
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While there is a true need for smart criminal justice reform in America, such legislation needs to be drafted with careful consideration to the safety of the community at large.
By Ben Mannes

Health

George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race

October 28, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann
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A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann

Crime

Kyle Sammin: As Breonna Taylor’s death reminds us, the government’s police powers cannot usurp basic civil liberties

October 21, 2020April 19, 2021
Kyle Sammin

Legislators in the Commonwealth are considering reforming how police serve warrants in order to prevent more out-of-control police encounters.
By Kyle Sammin

Unions

Jessica Barnett: To fix Philadelphia’s “bad cops” problem, end special privileges for unions

August 25, 2020April 19, 2021
Jessica Barnett

Reforms that expose the current system will usher in the transparency and accountability needed to reestablish the trust upon which public safety depends.
By Jessica Barnett

Civic Culture

Dan Pearson: It’s time for conservatives to wake up to reality on race and policing

July 21, 2020April 19, 2021
Dan Pearson
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Instead of letting the unrest we are witnessing linger and metastasize, it is time for action to change how policing works in America.
By Dan Pearson

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