Entropy:
Here is the basic story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...807-story.html
Here is an obvious opinion piece from the National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...m-part-problem
The result of the Chicago-ACLU deal in 1Q 2016 was that stops decreased by almost 90 percent. The result is not just a markedly diminished police presence, but a loss of much of the intelligence-gathering that is regularly used to solve crimes.
Of some note, the ACLU's claims that stops were biased were based on stop percentages as compared to city population percentage. One could argue that the proper comparison is stop percentage to criminal population percentage. That is to say, it may make more sense to stop someone in one of the Southside killing zones than, say, Lincoln Park.
In any event, the result has been a massive decrease in stops which, I'm guessing, the ACLU considers a huge victory. Now, Chicago is on pace to have it's deadliest year since 1998 -- exceeding last year's homicides by Labor Day this year. Whether there's a causal connection is up for debate. The ridiculous murder rate is likely a product of a number of different factors. But, I think it's plausible that significantly decreased police presence and activity is one of those factors.
Here is the basic story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...807-story.html
Here is an obvious opinion piece from the National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...m-part-problem
The result of the Chicago-ACLU deal in 1Q 2016 was that stops decreased by almost 90 percent. The result is not just a markedly diminished police presence, but a loss of much of the intelligence-gathering that is regularly used to solve crimes.
Of some note, the ACLU's claims that stops were biased were based on stop percentages as compared to city population percentage. One could argue that the proper comparison is stop percentage to criminal population percentage. That is to say, it may make more sense to stop someone in one of the Southside killing zones than, say, Lincoln Park.
In any event, the result has been a massive decrease in stops which, I'm guessing, the ACLU considers a huge victory. Now, Chicago is on pace to have it's deadliest year since 1998 -- exceeding last year's homicides by Labor Day this year. Whether there's a causal connection is up for debate. The ridiculous murder rate is likely a product of a number of different factors. But, I think it's plausible that significantly decreased police presence and activity is one of those factors.
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