The Memo: Michael Dukakis warns Democrats on crime
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A generation ago, Michael Dukakis saw his chances of winning the presidency crushed after Republicans cast him as soft on crime. Now he...
Jun 27, 20211 min
Pride and prejudice: The LGBTQ celebration must reverse its decision to exclude police
The 50th New York City Pride March didn’t happen last June due to COVID. Due to health concerns, a very special half-century celebration...
Jun 20, 20211 min
Why cities can expect 2020's violent crime spike to last
By Rafael Mangual In his 2016 book, “The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America,” criminologist Barry Latzer quoted crime historian...
Jun 19, 20211 min
How to attack gun violence now
By Richard Aborn It’s time to break the glass and pull the alarm. The spike in gun crimes has reached crisis levels in New York. To date...
Jun 18, 20211 min
Bill Bratton backs ‘refund’ not ‘defund’ police as summer heats up
Dorchester native pens new book ‘The Profession’ Bill Bratton, once the city’s top cop, said it’s time to “refund the police” — not...
Jun 17, 20211 min
Thirty-seven U.S. police officers were murdered in the first five months of 2021
WASHINGTON — With violent crime on the upswing across the nation, the number of police officers who have died violently in the line of...
Jun 17, 20213 min
Bill Bratton: Defund the police? Insane — we need to re-fund them
By Bill Bratton and Peter Knobler as seen in the NY Daily News The next mayor of New York is going to be in big trouble the minute he or...
Jun 14, 20211 min
Bill Bratton: ‘Disastrous’ bail reform is ‘principle’ cause for NYC crime spike
New York City crime is surging after decades on the decline because of “disastrous” liberal criminal justice reforms, former NYPD...
Jun 12, 20211 min
C-Span: After Words with Bill Bratton and Chuck Ramsey
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Jun 12, 20211 min
Fox 11 Los Angeles: Bill Bratton on Policing in L.A. | 'The Profession'
Bill Bratton led departments in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. He has a new memoir about his experiences called "The Profession." He...
Jun 11, 20211 min
Podcast: The Takeout with Major Garrett and Bill Bratton
This week, Bill Bratton joins Major to discuss meaningful and effective police reform and his new memoir, The Profession, which focuses...
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