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Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence
We will discuss a book about gun violence, what causes most homicides, where they happen, and how acts of violence could be reduced in American cities. Jens Ludwig is an economics professor, director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab and a longtime researcher into the causes of violence. In our discussion, we will focus…
Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture
“Walk the Walk” is a book about police reform and why it will fail if it does not address “cop culture,” which are the ways police officers view their work and their relations with others. It focuses on three police chiefs, including one in Georgia, who changed their departments’ culture and made other reforms. Gross…
Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence
“Uneasy Peace” is a book about the rise and fall and rise again of crime in urban America, and what is needed now for public safety and social justice. The big ideas for Urban Atlanta: