Berkeley Professor Digs Deep into Links Between Cops and Crime Rates

Joshua Johnson

Jul 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to hire more police officers in response to the city's growing population. But is hiring more officers really the best way to combat crime? We discuss the latest research on the relationship between the number of cops and crime reduction.

More: The Effect of Police on Crime: New Evidence from U.S. Cities, 1960-2010 - Guest Justin McCrary co-authored this 2013 study on the effectiveness of police staffing.

Guests:

Justin McCrary, professor of law, University of California, Berkeley; director of the D Lab, Berkeley's big data initiative

Jakada Imani, director of the Center for Spiritual and Social Transformation

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Berkeley Professor Digs Deep into Links Between Cops and Crime Rates

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