How investing in community can help reduce violent crime

By Brenda Ruiz
Crime Scene Tape
Police tape marks off a South Side street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting June 15, 2021. Teresa Crawford / AP
Crime Scene Tape
Police tape marks off a South Side street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting June 15, 2021. Teresa Crawford / AP

How investing in community can help reduce violent crime

By Brenda Ruiz
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Local officials are trying new policing and crime prevention strategies to reduce the recent rise in violent crime.

Reset talks to a researcher on what evidence-backed solutions they should consider.

GUEST: Hanna Love, associate researcher at the Brookings Institution