Public safety matters, but too often our crime policies are built on gut instinct, not evidence. So what actually works?
In this episode of The Empower Podcast, Grant Callen sits down with Jennifer Doleac of Arnold Ventures and author of The Science of Second Chances. She breaks down what the data really says about deterrence, recidivism, and smarter policy, including why certainty beats severity, how simple nudges can reduce crime, and why second chances often pay off.
This is a practical conversation about what delivers results and what only sounds good in a press release.
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4 comments:
I think the results in Memphis by the National Guard have proven active policing deters crimes even though all the leftys like to cite some biased academic studies that states it doesn't. If one were serious about turning around Jackson so it's a place folks want to move to and shop in again, Step 1 is saturating the City with police officers.
What works on crime is NO MORE SECOND CHANCES. Enough with the second chances. If you murder someone you should be put down. Stop giving people a “second chance” to hurt others that actually contribute to society. We have to got to start killing more of these savages and not letting them back out on the street. There are, in most cases, no hope whatsoever for them to redeem themselves. Murderers are lunatics. Start giving people that steal cars life sentences. Enough is enough.
Literacy reduces juvenile crime, which reduces adult crime down the road.
I bet that “simple nudges” author lives in a gated community. Harsher penalties is the way to go.
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