Taking public safety seriously means following the evidence and starting local.

Read more in the @brennancenter.org analysis that inspired this video, by me and @jchendrickson.bsky.social: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Many crime-fighting strategies have bipartisan support among policymakers and law enforcement professionals, and they are proven to work. Sending National Guard troops into American cities isn't one of them.

All of this is evidence-based, but needs sustained investment that begins with listening to local leaders & results in serious policymaking. But today’s hearing focused on distractions, and the administration continues to cut grant funds for proven programs. 5/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

But there’s still work to do in red & blue states alike. 40-50% of homicides are never solved, a downward trend that began in the 1960s. There are delays in processing evidence that make leads harder to pursue. To help reduce violent crime, Congress could provide resources to close these gaps 4/5

Or investing in green spaces and repairing street lights 3/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

So what works to bring down crime? Violence prevention programs, increasing trust between police and communities, making sure kids have something productive to do after school 2/5 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Blue City Chaos and Tragedy: How the Trump Administration is Addressing the Human Cost of Soft On Crime Policies.” This is a false premise, and the hearing included discussion of several bad ideas that won’t make Americans safer 1/5

If the Admin is serious about crime prevention & helping cities with crime rates, the work starts with listening to local leaders, following the evidence, & providing support, not with deploying the Guard. @amescg.bsky.social and I walk through the evidence in a new @brennancenter.org analysis:

The Administration's plans to fight crime using the National Guard are not the way to build real, lasting safety. Here's what the evidence shows can work, even as we continue to see national declines in crime. New from the @brennancenter.org:

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

While the Federal Prison Oversight Act promises to bring much-needed accountability to U.S. prisons, it can only reach its full potential if Congress funds it and the Justice Department faithfully implements it.
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