Public Policy Professor Mark Kleiman [4] was recently featured on NPR to discuss new figures showing a "spectacularly dramatic" drop in homicide rates in both Los Angeles and nationwide. Speculation behind these numbers consider an increase in officers, gang crackdowns, neighborhood initiatives, socio-economic changes, and policing strategies. When asked about the changing dynamics Kleiman stated "crack dealers have learned how to do business without killing each other." Read the full transcript here [5] or listen to the story below.
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[1] http://luskin.ucla.edu/home
[2] http://luskin.ucla.edu/school-public-affairs/public-policy
[3] http://luskin.ucla.edu/school-public-affairs
[4] http://publicaffairs.ucla.edu/mark-ar-kleiman
[5] http://www.npr.org/2011/01/06/132677265/las-homicide-rate-lowest-in-four-decades