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  • After crime plummeted in 2020, Baltimore will stop drug, sex prosecutions

    Tom Jackman

    March 26, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When Baltimore prosecutors stopped prosecuting most lower-level crimes to ease jail crowding during the pandemic, they discovered that making many fewer arrests did not fuel a crime wave. In fact, crime dropped substantially, counter to what most other cities experienced during the same time. The experiment showed that not prosecuting for drug possession, prostitution, trespassing, and other minor offenses has minimal, if not positive, effects on crime. The policy was made permanent and officials will now connect people with needed health and social services instead of jailing them.

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  • Police de-escalation training gaining renewed clout as law enforcement seeks to reduce killings

    Tom Jackman Dan Morse

    October 27, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    A de-escalation training program from the Police Executive Research Forum, used by 85 police agencies already, was shown in Louisville to reduce police officers' use of force by 28%. The training resulted in 26% fewer injuries to residents, and an even larger drop in injured officers. The training focuses on incidents where the person is not armed with a gun but often is in a mental-health crisis. Contrary to traditional training that emphasizes command-and-control tactics with escalating shows of force, PERF's approach teaches officers to slow and calm the situation in ways that can avoid a shooting.

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