Crime
About that Missing $700,000 …
For the second time in three years, the School District of Philadelphia was defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. What’s really going on?
By Jessica Blatt Press
Does Police Assisted Diversion Work?
Once a pilot, now a fully-fledged citywide program, PAD aims to divert Philadelphians from arrest and toward social services. One-and-a-half years in, how’s it doing?
By Christina Griffith
Is the Memorial Day Mass Shooting a Sign of Philly’s Summer to Come?
Warm weather often brings a spike in shootings. Officials are hoping to mitigate it through teen programming and increased patrols
By Mensah M. Dean
Can Drones and License Plate Readers Make Cities Safer?
Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley on how his surveillance tech solves and prevents crime
By J.P. Romney
Mayor Parker, Put that “One City” Rhetoric into Action
Jew hate in a Center City bar. A cop shot during a brawl outside Overbrook High. An assassination attempt on our Governor. Maybe it’s time for a rally that reminds us to refocus on shared values and seeing ourselves in one another?
By Larry Platt
Will Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean More Shootings?
Despite helping to slow bloodshed, several local gun violence prevention community groups are losing federal funding
By Mensah M. Dean
“A Lot of What We’re Known for is Violence.”
Amid an increase in youth-driven shootings, young Philadelphians want people to know that they hope to live in peace
By Afea Tucker
“Little Scandinavia” Gets a Boost
A radical reconfiguration of inmate experience at SCI Chester just got the greenlight to expand to other state prisons
By Christina Griffith
Why “Broken Windows” Policing Is Still a Good Idea
A Penn criminologist makes the case for bringing back (fairly) an old crime-fighting practice
By Anthony A. Braga
“We Are in Survival Mode”
Even with a city budget proposal that pays for community-driven gun violence intervention work, organizers are worried about President Donald Trump’s promises to slash federal funding
By Afea Tucker