The effect of homicide clearances on community

The effect of homicide clearances on community
The effect of homicide clearances on community

The effect of homicide clearances on community

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As Mayor Rahm Emanuel runs for reelection, he’s pointing to a slight decline in homicides during his term. He says he’s promising to give parents in high-crime neighborhoods a greater sense of security. But a WBEZ investigation raises questions about how much the mayor’s willing to do to put killers behind bars. We discuss how police clearing homicide cases can impact communities and what the Chicago might be able to learn from other departments around the country with Dr. David L. Carter, a former Kansas City Police Officer and now professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Director of the Intelligence Program at Michigan State University. (Flickr/mikecogh)