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BELOW: “What’s taking place with all the partners involved is unconventional, but it has resulted in the most precipitous drop in violent crime in any city in the country, per capita,” District Attorney Jason Williams said.
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ABOVE: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland discussed the role that NIJ-funded research on RTM plays in helping “local governments better understand the relationship between a community’s physical conditions and crime.” Read the full transcript of his opening remarks to the National Institute of Justice Research Conference 2023.
ABOVE: Kansas City, MO Mayor Quinton Lucas announces the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force on Aug. 15, 2023. It brings together law enforcement and city staff to identify problem businesses in an effort to reduce violence.
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“We like that philosophy, and we think that goes along well with our community policing policy,” Deputy Chief James Sarkos said. “Not to target people because they’re in a specific location, but to target that location itself.”
Reshaping agency norms in the form of operational efficiencies, enhanced situational awareness, and robust communication for evidence-based decision making.